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  Can fashion design be a Christian vocation? No, because isn’t it true that the...

The young adult activists who inspired the world this past summer now have the challenge...

Small is beautiful. No bigger than necessary. Act local; think global. Deborah Fallows and James...

A couple years ago we spent some days after Thanksgiving in Milwaukee. One purpose of...

In popular imagination an evangelical church is a growing mega-enterprise. It is located in exurbia...

It was 20 years ago that Robert Putnam elevated the concept of social capital on...

Cardinal Francis George, OMI (1937-2015) of Chicago was fond of controversial quips. Here’s one: “All...

Time is catching up with the founders of the United Farm Workers Union (www.ufw.org). Cesar...

My north side friend is a tireless proponent of social improvement. Year after year he...

The modern age began, let’s say, in 1500. That date is precise enough to include...

During his acceptance speech this summer, presidential candidate Joe Biden included an inspiring quotation from...

  Two Catholic laymen are credited with starting Labor Day: Matthew McGuire (1855-1917) and, no...

Young adults are forcing our society to deal with several injustices and tensions. The long...

Editorials and opinion pieces regularly call upon the bishops or the president or the Congress...

The President and Board of Trustees at St. Xavier University (3700 W 103rd St, Chicago,...

During his acceptance speech this summer, presidential candidate Joe Biden included an inspiring quotation from...

Two Catholic laymen are credited with starting Labor Day: Matthew McGuire (1855-1917) and, no relation,...

A fresh consideration of socialism is happening these days. Two remarkable presidential campaigns by Sen....

A fresh consideration of socialism is happening these days. Two remarkable presidential campaigns by Sen....

Some years ago I was part of a lobby group to change the feast of...

In the latter half of the 1960s many U.S. cities experienced race riots. Plus, the...

In philosophy it is called utilitarianism. In business it is called cost-benefit-analysis. In family life...

Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth St., New York, NY 10029) just...

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), Max Weber (1864-1920) and other founders of the discipline of sociology were...

“Consuming and participating in politics by obsessive news-following [and] by arguing and debating” is not...

A woman in a friendly poker game is dealt a lousy hand. Nonetheless, she leans...

Clothes were once made in the U.S. Yes, labor abuses occurred in our domestic production--in...

Will your shopping for gifts this holy season include buying apparel? Be warned: It will...

Lobbying the alderman for a stop sign at the end of the block is a...

The Working Catholic: Strikes by Bill Droel Strikes are in the news: auto workers, janitors,...