Opinion

Vatican Dispatch | A Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Dispatch | A Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

I’m writing this dispatch from the Rome airport while waiting for my flight home to North Carolina. I’m filled with gratitude for everything I’ve experienced over the past several days, and I’m hopeful about what these events might mean for the Catholic Church and the...

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Light a Single Candle in the Dark

Light a Single Candle in the Dark

For many, these last few weeks have been a nightmare traveling across the land, unlike anything our nation has ever experienced. We are not the first country, nor will we be the last, to have suffered so much loss. Someone once said that cowardice is contagious. But...

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Rabbi Urges Caution on Trump-Hitler Comparisons

Rabbi Urges Caution on Trump-Hitler Comparisons

The current global drift toward right-wing nationalism and authoritarianism is deeply concerning, and vigilance is essential. However, I believe our discourse would be far more effective—and historically responsible—if we avoided Nazi comparisons.

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Zionism| Empire Manifest

Zionism| Empire Manifest

If you ask someone in most Muslim-majority countries about Zionism, they may not be able to define it. However, if you were to describe the role Zionism has played in the Middle East and explain how it has affected Palestinian society, they would, to the last Muslim, recognize the quintessence of Zionism: settler colonialism and empire.

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