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

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

November 4, 2016

death and dying
catholicism

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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

October 24, 2016

Anti-LGBTQ & Anti-Transgender
Misogyny & Male Supremacism
hillary clinton
jesus
elections

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Religion Dispatches

When Auschwitz Becomes a Poké Stop

Last week we watched death on our smartphones. We witnessed the light drain out of Philando Castile’s eyes and we knew that the stillness of Alton Sterling’s body after the bullets were fired was that…

Karen E. Park

July 13, 2016

Law Enforcement
popular culture
science and religion
social media
philando castile

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