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Chaos or Community?
From New York to Atlanta; San Diego to DC. Nearly 40 cities are facing protests, many of them violent, that haven’t been seen for decades. Fire erupted in the basement of St. John’s Church in Washington as helicopters hovered over a city that has become a war zone. For a sixth straight day, the violence and vandalism has escalated —...
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When the Line No Longer Holds
There are moments when events reveal more than they intend. What unfolded Saturday at the Washington Hilton was not simply an isolated act. It was...
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What is power accountable to when it no longer accepts limits? We have seen what happens when power turns inward—when it begins to believe it...
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What does leadership require when decisions send others into harm’s way, and uncertainty is shared not just by those in command, but by the nation...
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“If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican”
Question: How low can Donald Trump go?Answer: Low enough to attack the head of the Catholic Church and, by extension, 1.4 billion Catholics. His latest...
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What will define us at 250 years—not our disagreements, but what we are willing to believe about one another, and about the truth itself? As...
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An Easter Message That Matters
On Thursday, three days before Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message that went straight to the point. “Leadership is not measured by authority,...
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