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Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell

Skin Gap

Olympic beach volleyball and handball, as well as gymnastics bring a spotlight to different dress codes for athletes. Freedom? Body-shaming? Privacy?

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Dividing Lines

Absolute certainty doesn’t serve us well as Christians. But it doesn’t serve former Christians well either.

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If I Went to Church…

“If I went to church, I’d go to yours.” Many times I have heard people say something like this. They intend it as a compliment,

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Church Discipline

A young woman trembling, her pregnancy possibly already showing, standing up before a stone-faced congregation, confessing her sin. This is the image of “church discipline.”

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Pope restricts use of Latin Mass

Reversing his predecessor, Pope Francis restricted the use of Latin Mass, saying it was divisive and a tool used by Catholics opposed to the reforms

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