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Pope's visit to America catalyst for new conversations

Kyle Simpson September 24, 2015

Yesterday, the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, toured our nation’s capital on the first day of his six-day visit to the United States. It is the pope’s first visit to our country, and it has the full...

Vatican a valuable voice on climate

Joe Puchner March 24, 2015

If I were to ask you what the greenest sovereign state in the world is, you’d probably guess something like Finland or Iceland, right? Perhaps New Zealand or maybe the Federated States of Micronesia?...

Islamic faith not to blame for tragedies in Paris

Nathan James January 15, 2015

It’s hard to know how to respond to Joe Puchner’s recent column on political correctness. On the one hand, I understand the need for reservation when speaking about such sensitive topics as religion....

Political correctness leaves big blind spot

Joe Puchner January 12, 2015

Last week, in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris aimed at a satirical newspaper company that published a cartoon criticizing Islam, many individuals chimed in to condemn these acts of terrorism...

Criticism is not hate

Jonathan Reed April 8, 2010

Josh Veazey’s column on Wednesday defended an Our View from last week against a comment posted on The Crimson White’s website. The Our View was a criticism of the Catholic Church for its handling of...

What the church has done

Letter to the Editor April 8, 2010

As a Catholic, I feel compelled to respond to the recent editorial concerning the church’s response to sexual abuse scandals in Ireland and across the globe and show that the church is not complicit...

The Catholic Church is complicit in sex abuse

Josh Veazey April 6, 2010

Last week, The Crimson White editorial board printed an opinion that seemed so straightforward as to be impossible to argue against. The Catholic Church, they pointed out, seems to value affiliation over...

Our View: Catholic Church needs accountability

Our View March 30, 2010

In short: The Church needs to crack down on scandals and abuses if it wants to be seen as a moral compass. The Catholic Church has a reputation of fighting for morality and the greater good, but it is...

Simplicity can go a long way

Jason Galloway March 21, 2010

Four columns in, I think it may be time to share the testimony of my faith and use it to explain how evangelizing does not always have to be a grueling task. I grew up going through the motions in a Catholic...