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Karen E. Park

Karen E. Park is the co-editor of American Patroness: Marian Shrines and the Making of US Catholicism (Fordham, 2024). She writes the Ex Voto newsletter, which you can subscribe to for free here.

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Religion Dispatches

How Trump Got Absolved By a Widow's Suffering: Carryn Owens as "Victim Soul"

A theological-historical reading of last night’s spectacle of politics, pain, and Trump’s “happy” ending.
Karen E. Park
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Religion Dispatches

Vatican Instruction on Cremation Rankles Many, But Give it a Second Look

When my best friend died of cancer earlier this year, at age 44, her body was cremated, a choice now made by close to half of the people in the US.
Karen E. Park
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Religion Dispatches

Forget "Nasty," Trump's Got a "Disgusting" Problem

Donald Trump lives in a permanent state of disgust towards women.
Karen E. Park
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