“Judaism is about asking questions,” she added. “It seems so surprising that they would be upset at us for asking questions.” They Walked Out On Birthright To See Palestinians — And Created Their Own Conflict ow.ly/3FQQ30kOMEn

" In such a society it is essential constantly to return to the realities of human life, and particularly to the dignity of the human beings who are excluded from society, and to demand respect for their humanity" Eureka Street is not 'lefty' but reformisthttp://ow.ly/YUJJ30kOMNM

"If personal preference for free, convenient plastic bags were to trump the prospect of curbing environmental damage, we can look to a really rubbish future." Don't bag plastic bans ow.ly/Rc3s30kPwx0

"Our earliest recorded framework for understanding the natural world — animism — had no hesitation in acknowledging the depth of our relationship with trees" Us and them: reconceiving trees ow.ly/a3St30kPwD9

"Remember also that much of the bounty enjoyed at those picnics will have been harvested by immigrant hands. Let’s not allow Trump to Make America Hate Again." Don't Let Trump Make America Hate Again ow.ly/5JW030kPwNn

"the 84-year-old wire service has been undergoing what many insiders see as a “spectacular implosion,” Exclusive: Columnist Jonathan Merritt on his Sudden Departure From Religion News Service ow.ly/6JNZ30kPx2a

“The pope’s emphasis on encounter and engagement is trickling down to influence other church leaders" The Catholic Hierarchy’s Evolution on LGBT Topics ow.ly/zx5U30kPxda

"We want society mobilized to end violence - in particular, violence against women and girls."Jamaica: Churches campaign to end violence against women and girls "ow.ly/OUqT30kPxmq

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Thomas Merton (1915-1968), perhaps Catholicism’s greatest 20th century spiritual writer," America Special Topics Thomas Merton ow.ly/6JZw30kPxEf

"The scandal, however, is only the latest to convulse the health service, and follows a series of reports in the media about the widespread neglect of elderly and gravely ill patients" English bishop cautions Catholics on care in state-funded hospitals ow.ly/KutM30kPxSe

"Canada and other NATO members must champion a new era of nuclear restraint, détente, and disarmament" NATO leaders should champion nuclear restraint and dialogue ow.ly/de2Z30kQkEQ

"The dehumanization that Muslim women are subject to either through classic Orientalist depictions in paintings ..or through stereotypes l in Aladdin by Hollywood -- is ingrained in people's imagination" What misogyny looks like when you wear a hijabhttp://ow.ly/5deI30kQkG2

Catholic Women Preach Catholic Women Called - Marie David ow.ly/4aDj30kQkLK

Robert Mickens Letter from Rome The pope is officially on 'staycation,' but he can’t stop working ow.ly/hmRD30kQkOc

"It’s the first time ever for a layperson to head a major Vatican office"...next lay cardinals...jq Pope picks Italian journalist to lead Vatican's communications department ow.ly/EnO030kQkP5

"Social Justice has had the courage to be outspoken in matters related to the country's social, political, economic and cultural realities," Priests in Sri Lanka relaunch pro-democracy magazinehttp://ow.ly/qK6d30kQkQy

"Elie Wiesel argued that the opposite of love, art, faith, and life, is indifference" from Tikkun Michael Bader Suffer the Little Children ow.ly/ArAG30kQkVo

Sallie Latkovich, CSJ Preaches for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ow.ly/e3A330kQH57

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