Tag: Catholic church
How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control
Lisa McClain, Boise State University
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark “Humanae Vitae,” Pope Paul VI’s strict prohibition against artificial contraception, issued...
How Catholic women fought against Vatican’s prohibition on contraceptives
Mary J. Henold, Roanoke College
Fifty years ago a fierce debate erupted in the Catholic Church over the papal document “Humanae Vitae,” which reiterated...
What is hell?
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide...
How a group of California nuns challenged the Catholic Church
Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
California in the 1960s was the epicenter for spiritual experimentation. Indian gurus and...
Martin Luther’s spiritual practice was key to the success of the...
Marion Goldman, University of Oregon and Steve Pfaff, University of Washington
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of...
Tricking and treating has a history
Regina Hansen, Boston University
Over the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children and families, but with all those...
How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual...
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, returned to his native Australia July 10 to...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
