Harrison Butker’s commencement speech almost made a good point
By Tyler Huckabee
(RNS) — Harrison Butker can tell something is off about how we think about work. He just thinks it's all women's fault.
The meaning of an Orthodox Christian deaconess’s ordination may depend on where you live
By Katherine Kelaidis
(RNS) — In Africa, an attempt to distance a decision about mission from the East-West culture war.
Eternal polygamy? How LDS temple sealings and cancellations became a raw deal for women
By Jana Riess
(RNS) — Surprise: LDS Church policies around temple sealings and cancellations used to be more equal for women than they are today. What happened?
Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India
By Archana Venkatesh
(The Conversation) — The Indian prime minister made reference to communities that have “too many children” in a veiled reference to Muslims.
‘Mary gardens’ bring Catholic piety to the garden
By Kayla Harris and Bridget Retzloff
(The Conversation) — In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
By Peter Smith
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and other events in California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Texas. A […]
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