ReligionI'd never worn the Star of David. That changed in 2022After the Colleyville hostage crisis, I wanted to publicly identify as a Jew, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman.Mar 4, 2022If You Support Abortion Rights, You Might Soon Lose Communion — Even If You're Joe BidenThreatening to deny the president the Eucharist on the basis of his support of abortion rights is the gasp of a shriveled Catholic right, writes Rich Barlow.Jun 24, 2021Advertisement As My Son Came Of Age, He Taught Me: ‘Embrace What Is Possible’Writer Linda K. Wertheimer had been imagining her son's bar mitzvah in their temple since he'd been a baby. Then the pandemic hit.Apr 14, 2021The Catholic Right’s Combusting PsycheThe Conservative arm of the Catholic church is wrong on a number of counts, writes Rich Barlow, such that both church and state must respond to its errors.Jan 28, 2021'The Halo Is Hopelessly Tarnished': Why The Sainthood Of John Paul II Should Be Rescinded The Catholic Church has never scratched a saint from its rolls, writes Eileen McNamara. But it should do so now to signal that it is finally, firmly and once-and-for-all standing...Nov 12, 2020I'm Praying For Donald Trump, Even Though I Don’t Want ToPraying for the president, who chooses to behave in ways that are stunningly inhumane at nearly every turn, writes Rev. Laura Everett, is not about who he is, but about...Oct 2, 2020It's 2020. Stop Talking About Amy Coney Barrett's 'Devout' CatholicismLet’s keep the focus during this nomination and confirmation fight on the Constitution, writes Eileen McNamara, not on the prospective nominee's religion. Sep 23, 2020Married Priests In The Amazon Won’t Cure What Ails CatholicismAllowing already married deacons to be ordained in one underserved region in South America is hardly the revolutionary action needed to counter the crisis of faith facing the church. Nov 7, 2019The MAGA Hat Is Not Campaign Swag. It's An Emblem Of HateTrumpism is racism, blatant or latent, writes Rich Barlow. That makes the cap no different than a Confederate flag. Aug 29, 2019The Catholic Church I Imagined Never ExistedI’ve asked my mother why anyone remains a part of the Catholic church, with all that we now know, writes Sasha Watson. "Because we are Catholic," she tells me.Aug 20, 2019My Response To The Woman Who Told Me To 'Go Back'Four days after Trump's racist attacks against four congresswomen, Kanwar Singh was in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, when a woman yelled, "Go back to your country!"Play03:40Jul 22, 2019God’s Work Against Child Abuse Will Be Done By States, Not The VaticanAttention to the just-ended Vatican summit on child abuse is misplaced, writes Rich Barlow.Feb 25, 2019Donald Trump In The Oval Office: Hey, It's All Part Of God's PlanWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she believes God "wanted" Trump to win the 2016 election. This changes everything, writes Peter Guthrie.Feb 1, 2019Finding The Sacred In A Non-Christian ChristmasI’m awed by Handel’s "Messiah," the smell of spruce, and my mother’s sour cream coffee cake on Christmas Day. Dec 24, 2018What Do We Tell Our Jewish Children About The Pittsburgh Shootings?“It could happen anywhere anytime, but it’s rare,” Linda K. Wertheimer told her son. “You do not need to be afraid.”Oct 31, 2018At Least My Parents, Both Holocaust Survivors, Aren't Alive To See ThisWatching the slow-rolling horror unfold in Pittsburgh, Anita Diamant had this one thought.Oct 29, 2018Should Pope Francis Resign For Concealing Sex Abuse?The Pope's evasion is unacceptable. He must come clean on what he knew and when he knew it, writes Rich Barlow.Sep 7, 2018It's Time To Stop Clergy Sex Abuse — Let's Start With A Commitment To SurvivorsWe are still not doing enough to protect children from those we entrust to care for them, writes Gil Noam. Sep 4, 2018To Stop Clergy Sexual Abuse, The Catholic Church Should Ordain WomenDisinfecting the ranks of clergy with an infusion of women is long overdue, writes Rich Barlow.Aug 20, 2018The World Needs More Birth Control, Not Less. Can Someone Please Tell The Catholic Church?Better than debating the minority view against contraception, writes Rich Barlow, is focusing on the globally restricted access to it.Aug 9, 2018Next Page
I'd never worn the Star of David. That changed in 2022After the Colleyville hostage crisis, I wanted to publicly identify as a Jew, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman.Mar 4, 2022
If You Support Abortion Rights, You Might Soon Lose Communion — Even If You're Joe BidenThreatening to deny the president the Eucharist on the basis of his support of abortion rights is the gasp of a shriveled Catholic right, writes Rich Barlow.Jun 24, 2021
As My Son Came Of Age, He Taught Me: ‘Embrace What Is Possible’Writer Linda K. Wertheimer had been imagining her son's bar mitzvah in their temple since he'd been a baby. Then the pandemic hit.Apr 14, 2021
The Catholic Right’s Combusting PsycheThe Conservative arm of the Catholic church is wrong on a number of counts, writes Rich Barlow, such that both church and state must respond to its errors.Jan 28, 2021
'The Halo Is Hopelessly Tarnished': Why The Sainthood Of John Paul II Should Be Rescinded The Catholic Church has never scratched a saint from its rolls, writes Eileen McNamara. But it should do so now to signal that it is finally, firmly and once-and-for-all standing...Nov 12, 2020
I'm Praying For Donald Trump, Even Though I Don’t Want ToPraying for the president, who chooses to behave in ways that are stunningly inhumane at nearly every turn, writes Rev. Laura Everett, is not about who he is, but about...Oct 2, 2020
It's 2020. Stop Talking About Amy Coney Barrett's 'Devout' CatholicismLet’s keep the focus during this nomination and confirmation fight on the Constitution, writes Eileen McNamara, not on the prospective nominee's religion. Sep 23, 2020
Married Priests In The Amazon Won’t Cure What Ails CatholicismAllowing already married deacons to be ordained in one underserved region in South America is hardly the revolutionary action needed to counter the crisis of faith facing the church. Nov 7, 2019
The MAGA Hat Is Not Campaign Swag. It's An Emblem Of HateTrumpism is racism, blatant or latent, writes Rich Barlow. That makes the cap no different than a Confederate flag. Aug 29, 2019
The Catholic Church I Imagined Never ExistedI’ve asked my mother why anyone remains a part of the Catholic church, with all that we now know, writes Sasha Watson. "Because we are Catholic," she tells me.Aug 20, 2019
My Response To The Woman Who Told Me To 'Go Back'Four days after Trump's racist attacks against four congresswomen, Kanwar Singh was in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, when a woman yelled, "Go back to your country!"Play03:40Jul 22, 2019
God’s Work Against Child Abuse Will Be Done By States, Not The VaticanAttention to the just-ended Vatican summit on child abuse is misplaced, writes Rich Barlow.Feb 25, 2019
Donald Trump In The Oval Office: Hey, It's All Part Of God's PlanWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she believes God "wanted" Trump to win the 2016 election. This changes everything, writes Peter Guthrie.Feb 1, 2019
Finding The Sacred In A Non-Christian ChristmasI’m awed by Handel’s "Messiah," the smell of spruce, and my mother’s sour cream coffee cake on Christmas Day. Dec 24, 2018
What Do We Tell Our Jewish Children About The Pittsburgh Shootings?“It could happen anywhere anytime, but it’s rare,” Linda K. Wertheimer told her son. “You do not need to be afraid.”Oct 31, 2018
At Least My Parents, Both Holocaust Survivors, Aren't Alive To See ThisWatching the slow-rolling horror unfold in Pittsburgh, Anita Diamant had this one thought.Oct 29, 2018
Should Pope Francis Resign For Concealing Sex Abuse?The Pope's evasion is unacceptable. He must come clean on what he knew and when he knew it, writes Rich Barlow.Sep 7, 2018
It's Time To Stop Clergy Sex Abuse — Let's Start With A Commitment To SurvivorsWe are still not doing enough to protect children from those we entrust to care for them, writes Gil Noam. Sep 4, 2018
To Stop Clergy Sexual Abuse, The Catholic Church Should Ordain WomenDisinfecting the ranks of clergy with an infusion of women is long overdue, writes Rich Barlow.Aug 20, 2018
The World Needs More Birth Control, Not Less. Can Someone Please Tell The Catholic Church?Better than debating the minority view against contraception, writes Rich Barlow, is focusing on the globally restricted access to it.Aug 9, 2018
