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Nature Is Our Sister, Not Our Mother

Robert Barron

Just a few weeks ago, I spoke at the annual convention of the G. K. Chesterton Society. The theme of the conference was St. Francis, since this year marks...

Evangelizing the Nones

Robert Barron

By far the fastest-growing “religious” group in the United States is the “nones,” that is, those who claim no religious affiliation. In the latest Pew Research Center survey, fully...

​Forgiving Dylann Roof

Robert Barron

On the evening of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, twenty-one at the time, casually joined a group of African Americans gathered peacefully at the Emmanuel African ­Methodist Episcopal Church...

Bridging a False Divide

Robert Barron

Two years ago, a colleague of mine, a specialist in the OldTestament, sidled over to me at a faculty party and asked, “What are youworking on?” I replied eagerly,...