Tag: Catholics
How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead
Mathew Sandoval, Arizona State University
As a Mexican-American who celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the...
Celebrating Sister Ardeth Platte, anti-nuclear activist and ‘peacemaker in a hostile...
Carole Sargent, Georgetown University
To Sister Ardeth Platte, who died on Sept. 30 at 84, antinuclear activism was a form of public worship.
Explaining to a...
Why Joe Biden was denied communion at a church
Bruce T. Morrill, Vanderbilt University
Former Vice President Joseph Biden, who is a Roman Catholic, recently stopped on the campaign trail to attend Sunday Mass...
Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous...
Malinda Maynor Lowery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause.
More and more towns and cities across the country...
Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous...
Malinda Maynor Lowery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause.
More and more towns and cities across the...
The history of the cross and its many meanings over the...
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With...
Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries
S. Kyle Johnson, Boston College
“The Exorcist,” a horror film released 45 years ago, is a terrifying depiction of supernatural evil. The film tells the...
How Salvation Army’s red kettles became a Christmas tradition
Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Tinseled trees and snowy landscapes are not the only signs of the upcoming...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
