Harris-Walz campaign hires the Rev. Jen Butler, longtime activist, to lead faith outreach religionnews.com/2024/08/28/har… via RNS

“For Trump, defiling what is sacred in our civic culture borders on a pastime.” Why Trump’s Arlington Debacle Is So Serious - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Thanks to CatholicHealthAssoc for featuring some of my reporting on the Catholic response to AIDS in this story marking National Faith HIV & AIDS Awareness Day this week: chausa.org/newsroom/news-…

“A Catholic case for Kamala Harris” by ⁦John White 🥁🥁🥁🥁⁩ thehill.com/opinion/campai…

How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language, by anthony petro 🐕📖✈️📖🐕 theconversation.com/how-hiv-aids-g… via The Conversation U.S.

Notable: “Harris leads among every category of Mass-attending Catholics save for daily Mass attendees” catholicnewsagency.com/news/259119/ew…

“ The Junkification of American Life” by David Brooks nytimes.com/2024/09/05/opi…

New at Outreach: "If somebody that is struggling with either their sexuality or their spiritual life reads my comments online, will my words push them closer to or farther away from God?" outreach.faith/2024/09/a-plea…

Join Outreach in Boston! A group of Boston-based volunteers are hosting a social gathering, with a conversation with Outreach executive director Michael J. O'Loughlin, on Monday, Sept. 23. Register today!

Photos and videos from Outreach 2024 are now live! Grateful to everyone who was able to join us in D.C. last month! Take a look here: outreach.faith/conference-out…

The Haitians we're all talking about are predominantly Catholic, and are revitalizing some parishes that were struggling.

A fixture in the firefighting community, Father Mychal Judge was also an advocate for the homeless and a well-regarded parish priest. From 2021: "A gay saint? L.G.B.T. groups are pushing for 9/11 hero Father Mychal Judge’s canonization" americamagazine.org/politics-socie… by Michael J. O'Loughlin

#Breaking: #PopeFrancis said both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold positions that are "against life" due to their respective stances on abortion and immigration and called on Catholics to use their conscience when voting. My NCR report: ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…

BREAKING: Pope Francis says Trump and Harris are ‘both against life’ but Catholics must vote and choose ‘lesser evil’ americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

Join Outreach Executive Director Michael J. O'Loughlin in Boston for a volunteer-organized social event on Mon, Sep 23! Hope to see you there!

The coats of arms of Holy See 🇻🇦 and the United States of America🇺🇸, ideally joined by ribbons evoking their respective flags.

New at Outreach: James Martin, SJ reflects on what he learned listening to other Synod delegates, and offers his responses to their anti-LGBTQ positions: outreach.faith/2024/09/synod-…

Join Outreach executive director Michael J. O'Loughlin in Boston on Monday, for a social gathering to talk about LGBTQ issues and the church! Register today! (There may even be some Outreach-branded swag... 👀)

Donald Trump’s ‘eating pets’ claim is part of a long history of racism against Haitians americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

After former president Donald Trump amplified unsubstantiated claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets, the state’s bishops called for solidarity with ‘our Haitian brothers and sisters.’ americamagazine.org/politics-socie…