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711hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 712 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/will-martino/">Will Martino</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 713 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T16:18:28-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T16:18:30-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 714 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 715 </article> 716 717 718 <article data-post-id="257236" 719 class="tag-scripture tag-ribbon category-scripture-reflections type-post post-has-image" 720 > 721 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 722 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/09/18/the-weight-of-the-word-family/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 723 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="The weight of the word âfamilyâ" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257240" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/09/18/the-weight-of-the-word-family/attachment/hill-country-camera-6aigeka3jqs-unsplash/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1856&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1856" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hill-country-camera-6AIgeka3jqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C565&ssl=1" /> </a> 724 725 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 726 727 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 728 729 <div class="cat-links "> 730 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/scripture-reflections/">Scripture Reflections</a> </div> 731 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/09/18/the-weight-of-the-word-family/" rel="bookmark">The weight of the word âfamilyâ</a></h2> <p>A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman</p> 732 <div class="entry-meta"> 733 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/jackson-goodman/">
733<img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="2023 Headshot (1)" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2023-Headshot-1-324428-48x48.jpeg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2023-Headshot-1-324428-96x96.jpeg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 734 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/jackson-goodman/">Jackson Goodman</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 735 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T15:30:41-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T15:30:44-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 736 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 737 </article> 738 739 740 <article data-post-id="257230" 741 class="tag-bishops tag-vatican category-news newspack_collection_section-news type-post post-has-image" 742 > 743 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 744 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09/18/hate-speech-vatican-un-diplomat/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 745 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Vaticanâs UN diplomat: Hate speech violates command to love oneâs neighbor" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257234" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09/18/hate-speech-vatican-un-diplomat/attachment/archbishop-christophe-zakhia-el-kassis-u-n-secretary-general-antonio-guterres/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"OSV News photo/Eskinder Debebe, courtesy United Nations","camera":"","caption":"Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, the Holy See's new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, poses in an undated photo with U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres. At a conference sponsored by the U.N.'s Alliance of Civilizations Sept. 17, the archbishop said in an address, \"Hate speech of any kind \"contradicts the commandment to love one's neighbor, poisons public discourse, inflames division, and too often prepares the ground for violence and persecution. (OSV News photo/Eskinder Debebe, courtesy United Nations)\r\r\r\rA","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Eskinder Debebe / United Nations Photo","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHE-ZAKHIA EL-KASSIS U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANT\u00d3NIO GUTERRES","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHE-ZAKHIA EL-KASSIS U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÃNIO GUTERRES" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, the Holy See&#8217;s new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, poses in an undated photo with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. At a conference sponsored by the U.N.&#8217;s Alliance of Civilizations Sept. 17, the archbishop said in an address, &#8220;Hate speech of any kind &#8220;contradicts the commandment to love one&#8217;s neighbor, poisons public discourse, inflames division, and too often prepares the ground for violence and persecution. </p> 746" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260918T0600-UN-
746HOLY-SEE-HATE-SPEECH-1826479.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> </a> 747 748 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 749 750 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 751 752 <div class="cat-links "> 753 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/news/">News</a> </div> 754 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09/18/hate-speech-vatican-un-diplomat/" rel="bookmark">Vaticanâs UN diplomat: Hate speech violates command to love oneâs neighbor</a></h2> <p>Archbishop Christophe Z. el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and the Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., shared his thoughts in a statement during the Sept. 17 “Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech.”</p> 755 <div class="entry-meta"> 756 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/gina-christian-osv-news/"><img decoding="async" alt="" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/65bf6d2ba49f6e4661d6b2af7a9b11749e616eaa1be3c7be0f3060ee456ddc23?s=48&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/65bf6d2ba49f6e4661d6b2af7a9b11749e616eaa1be3c7be0f3060ee456ddc23?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 757 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/gina-christian-osv-news/">Gina Christian – OSV News</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 758 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T15:03:37-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T15:04:25-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 759 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 760 </article> 761 762 763 <article data-post-id="257112" 764 class="tag-catholic-education tag-education tag-jesuits tag-liturgy category-jesuit-school-spotlight type-post post-has-image" 765 > 766 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 767 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/jesuit-school-spotlight/2026/09/18/loyola-blakefield-altar-dedication/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 768 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Loyola Blakefield tackles the all-school Mass problem, dedicating a new altar" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257113" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/jesuit-school-spotlight/2026/09/18/loyola-blakefield-altar-dedication/attachment/leadphoto/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1828&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1828" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R6m2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1789140152","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="leadphoto" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Archbishop William E. Lori presides at a Mass at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Md., on Sept. 11, 2026. He also blessed the school&#8217;s new altar, designed for use at all-school Masses. </p> 769" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leadphoto-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C557&ssl=1" /> </a> 770 771 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 772 773 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 774 775 <div class="cat-links "> 776 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/jesuit-school-spotlight/">Jesuit School Spotlight</a> </div> 777 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/jesuit-school-spotlight/2026/09/18/loyola-blakefield-altar-dedication/" rel="bookmark">Loyola Blakefield tackles the all-school Mass problem, dedicating a new altar</a></h2> <p>How does a Catholic school offer reverential liturgies for its students when the congregation is 1,000 kids in a gym? At Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Md., a new altar is part of the plan.</p> 778 <div class="entry-meta"> 779 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/james-t-keane/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="keane_0" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/keane_0_0-388967-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/keane_0_0-388967-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
779hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 780 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/james-t-keane/">James T. Keane</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 781 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T14:43:43-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T14:43:44-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 782 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 783 </article> 784 785 786 <article data-post-id="257220" 787 class="tag-pope-leo-xiv tag-vatican category-vatican-dispatch type-post post-has-image" 788 > 789 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 790 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/18/vatican-notebook-pope-leo-convening-power-church/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 791 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Vatican Notebook: The convening power of the church" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257221" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/18/vatican-notebook-pope-leo-convening-power-church/attachment/pope-leo-xiv-general-audience-sept-16-2026-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"CNS photo/Lola Gomez","camera":"ILCE-1M2","caption":"Pope Leo XIV smiles from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter\u2019s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 16, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)","created_timestamp":"1789549484","copyright":"Catholic News Service","focal_length":"400","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"POPE LEO XIV GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPT 16, 2026","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="POPE LEO XIV GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPT 16, 2026" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Pope Leo XIV smiles from the popemobile while riding around St. Peterâs Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 16, 2026.</p> 792" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260916T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-0916-1826297-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> </a> 793 794 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 795 796 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 797 798 <div class="cat-links "> 799 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/vatican-dispatch/">Vatican Dispatch</a> </div> 800 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/18/vatican-notebook-pope-leo-convening-power-church/" rel="bookmark">Vatican Notebook: The convening power of the church</a></h2> <p>The Catholic Churchâand particularly Pope Leoâhave an impressive ability to bring diverse people together to focus on the things that are most important to humanity.</p> 801 <div class="entry-meta"> 802 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/colleen-dulle/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="Screenshot 2025-07-02 at 9" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.45.34-AM-931472-48x48.png?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.45.34-AM-931472-96x96.png 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
802hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 803 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/colleen-dulle/">Colleen Dulle</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 804 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T14:22:16-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T14:22:17-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 805 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 806 </article> 807 808 809 <article data-post-id="257181" 810 class="category-weekly-dispatch type-post post-has-image" 811 > 812 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 813 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/weekly-dispatch/2026/09/18/texas-catholic-bishop-olson-racism-bo-french/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 814 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Interview: Bishop Olson on the âracist and sinful rhetoricâ of a Texas politician" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257193" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/weekly-dispatch/2026/09/18/texas-catholic-bishop-olson-racism-bo-french/attachment/texaslhscreenshot/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?fit=1430%2C1009&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1430,1009" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Texas longhorns celebration" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Students celebrate UT-Austin&#8217;s comeback win over Ohio State. The image provoked the racist ire of a Texas politician.</p> 815" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/texaslhscreenshot.jpg?fit=780%2C551&ssl=1" /> </a> 816 817 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 818 819 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 820 821 <div class="cat-links "> 822 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/politics-society/weekly-dispatch/">The Weekly Dispatch</a> </div> 823 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/weekly-dispatch/2026/09/18/texas-catholic-bishop-olson-racism-bo-french/" rel="bookmark">Interview: Bishop Olson on the âracist and sinful rhetoricâ of a Texas politician</a></h2> <p>Bishop Olson responded to Bo French: âThis is racist and sinful rhetoric that seeks to harm and to divide. It is disturbing that it comes from a candidate for public office. An apology is called for.â</p> 824 <div class="entry-meta"> 825 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/kevin-clarke/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="clarke-headshot" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/clarke
825-headshot-390964-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/clarke-headshot-390964-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 826 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/kevin-clarke/">Kevin Clarke</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 827 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T13:40:39-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T13:40:41-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 828 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 829 </article> 830 831 832 <article data-post-id="257091" 833 class="tag-film tag-history category-catholic-movie-club type-post post-has-image" 834 > 835 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 836 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/catholic-movie-club/2026/09/18/lena-dunham-catherine-called-birdy/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 837 <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Searching for yourself in medieval times: Lena Dunhamâs âCatherine Called Birdyâ" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257147" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/catholic-movie-club/2026/09/18/lena-dunham-catherine-called-birdy/attachment/ccb/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?fit=1240%2C744&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1240,744" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="CCB" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Andrew Scott and Bella Ramsey in âCatherine Called Birdyâ</p> 838" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCB.jpeg?fit=780%2C468&ssl=1" /> </a> 839 840 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 841 842 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 843 844 <div class="cat-links "> 845 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/catholic-movie-club/">Catholic Movie Club</a> </div> 846 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/catholic-movie-club/2026/09/18/lena-dunham-catherine-called-birdy/" rel="bookmark">Searching for yourself in medieval times: Lena Dunhamâs âCatherine Called Birdyâ</a></h2> <p>We may have running water and better hygiene, but âCatherine Called Birdyâ reminds us that we have plenty in common with our medieval ancestors. </p> 847 <div class="entry-meta"> 848 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/john-dougherty/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="unnamed" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/unnamed-721352-scaled-48x48.jpeg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/unnamed-721352-scaled-96x96.jpeg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
848hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 849 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/john-dougherty/">John Dougherty</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 850 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T12:58:01-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T12:58:02-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 851 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 852 </article> 853 854 855 <article data-post-id="256995" 856 class="tag-theater category-theater type-post post-has-image" 857 > 858 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 859 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/theater/2026/09/18/paranormal-activity-broadway-ghosts-spirituality/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 860 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Of God and ghosts: âParanormal Activityâ on Broadway is a spiritual event" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="256999" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/theater/2026/09/18/paranormal-activity-broadway-ghosts-spirituality/attachment/paranormal_activity_boston_1770_pjzedit_v001/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1708" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"Matthew Murphy","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1783735735","copyright":"Matthew Murphy","focal_length":"135","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Cher Ãlvarez and Travis A. Knight in âParanormal Activityâ</p> 861" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PARANORMAL_ACTIVITY_BOSTON_1770_PJZEDIT_v001-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> </a> 862 863 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 864 865 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 866 867 <div class="cat-links "> 868 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/theater/">Theater</a> </div> 869 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/theater/2026/09/18/paranormal-activity-broadway-ghosts-spirituality/" rel="bookmark">Of God and ghosts: âParanormal Activityâ on Broadway is a spiritual event</a></h2> <p>The best reason to attend âParanormal Activityâ is the audience.</p> 870 <div class="entry-meta"> 871 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/rob-weinert-kendt/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="rob-weinert-kendt" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rob-weinert-kendt-120985-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rob-weinert-kendt-120985-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
871hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 872 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/rob-weinert-kendt/">Rob Weinert-Kendt</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 873 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-18T11:49:58-04:00">September 18, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-18T11:50:00-04:00">September 18, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 874 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 875 </article> 876 877 878 <article data-post-id="257148" 879 class="tag-magnifica-humanitas tag-pope-leo-xiv tag-work category-vatican-dispatch type-post post-has-image" 880 > 881 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 882 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/17/magnifica-humanitas-afl-cio-interview-labor-union/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 883 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="AFL-CIO president: The significance of âMagnifica Humanitasâ is âabsolutely hugeâ" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="257168" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/17/magnifica-humanitas-afl-cio-interview-labor-union/attachment/ny-clinton-global-initiative-2025-annual-meeting-day-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Sipa USA via AP","camera":"","caption":"AFL\u2013CIO President Liz Shuler onstage at the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting at The New York Hilton Midtown in New York, NY on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Efren Landaos/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)","created_timestamp":"1758833920","copyright":"Sipa USA","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"NY: Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting - Day 2","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="NY: Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting &#8211; Day 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>AFLâCIO President Liz Shuler onstage at the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York, N.Y. on September 25, 2025. </p> 884" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP-shuler-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> </a> 885 886 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 887 888 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 889 890 <div class="cat-links "> 891 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/vatican-dispatch/">Vatican Dispatch</a> </div> 892 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/09/17/magnifica-humanitas-afl-cio-interview-labor-union/" rel="bookmark">AFL-CIO president: The significance of âMagnifica Humanitasâ is âabsolutely hugeâ</a></h2> <p>âWhen I first read it, I just felt like this could have been a document written by the trade union movement.â</p> 893 <div class="entry-meta"> 894 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/gerard-oconnell-2/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="oconnell" src="https://i0.wp.com/americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/oconnell-170861-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/oconnell-170861-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 p
894hoto" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 895 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/author/gerard-oconnell-2/">Gerard OâConnell</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 896 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-17T16:50:23-04:00">September 17, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-17T16:50:25-04:00">September 17, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 897 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 898 </article> 899 900 901 <article data-post-id="257200" 902 class="tag-scripture tag-ribbon category-scripture-reflections type-post post-has-image" 903 > 904 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 905 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/09/17/rules-can-be-helpful-if-we-know-what-theyre-for/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 906 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kateryna-hliznitsova-iVsYb_8XGd8-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Rules can be helpfulâif we know
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