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Michael J. O'Loughlin

America Magazine

Chicago, IL, United States

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Past articles by Michael:

How Pope Francis has challenged us over the past 10 years

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Lent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin → Read More

LGBT Catholics appreciate Pope Francis’ welcome, but hope for change

While many L.G.B.T. Catholics have welcomed Pope Francis' emphasis on inclusion and welcome, they hope for future changes in policies and rhetoric around L.G.B.T. issues in the church. → Read More

Listen with the ear of your heart

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin → Read More

How Martin Luther King Jr. helped me make sense of today’s Gospel

A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin → Read More

‘We urge the Administration to recognize the God-given dignity of migrants’: Bishop Seitz talks President Biden’s El Paso visit

Two days before the president’s arrival in El Paso, Bishop Seitz had released a statement on behalf of the U.S. bishops critical of the Biden administration’s recently announced immigration plans. → Read More

Darkness is all around. But light awaits us.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John of the Cross, by Michael J. O’Loughlin → Read More

Catholic AIDS memorial finds a new home in NYC parish—but not without controversy

A decades-old memorial for people who died from AIDS-related complications has found a new home in a New York City church. → Read More

As Nancy Pelosi steps down, a look back at her mixed record with the Catholic Church

Describing herself as “a devout Catholic” and invoking the prayer of St. Francis, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek a Democratic leadership post in the next Congress. → Read More

New USCCB leadership, Catholic voting and closed-door sessions: U.S. bishops prepare for annual meeting

This will be the first meeting of U.S. bishops following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision, a long-time goal of many Catholic activists that continues to drive U.S. politics. → Read More

Leaning on faith after the midterm elections

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin → Read More

In Salem, the witch trials are gone—but the tourists aren’t. Here’s how a local Catholic priest welcomes them.

How does a Catholic priest minister in a town famous for its devotion to the occult? Well, first you try to be a good neighbor. → Read More

New census: Canada’s Catholic population is dwindling

Catholicism’s decline was especially noticeable in Quebec, the French-speaking and historically Catholic province where secularism is considered a key cultural value. → Read More

Should the U.S. be a ‘Christian nation’? White and Hispanic Catholics disagree on the answer.

New data offers insight into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics ahead of the midterm elections, with differences among white and Hispanic Catholics . → Read More

New study of priests shows a distrust of bishops, fears of false sex abuse allegations and widespread burnout

A new study on the well-being of U.S. Catholic priests found that most support a zero-tolerance policy against child sex abuse but do not trust that their bishop would support them in the face of a false allegation. → Read More

There is far more to life than worldly possessions

Checking in with a friend or passing on a kind word will make us far richer—and happier—than anything being shown to me in a targeted Instagram post. → Read More

The U.S. bishops’ president race is wide open. Here’s who’s in the running.

When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meets this November to elect a new president, it will be the first time in several decades that the race is wide open. → Read More

Who owns the Newman Center? Shake-up at Ohio State highlights the tension between students and older parishioners

On July 31, the Paulists celebrated their last Mass at the Ohio State University. The anger and disappointment expressed by some points to challenging questions about the role of campus ministry centers. → Read More

‘We are increasingly alarmed by the signs of the times’: Catholic leaders urge lawmakers to protect voting rights

“Catholics must not be silent in the face of growing threats to voters, fair elections and democratic principles,” according to Faith in Public Life. → Read More

Does providing PrEP, a drug that prevents H.I.V., clash with Christian beliefs? An overview of church teaching

A federal judge has ruled that employers need not provide insurance that covers PrEP on religious grounds. Catholic ethicists say that PrEP is morally acceptable, especially for at-risk patients. → Read More

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: Catholic leaders recall ‘an example of Christian leadership’

Pope Francis highlighted the late queen’s “example of devotion to duty, her steadfast witness of faith in Jesus Christ and her firm hope in his promises.” → Read More