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The Catholic Church Attacks Nuns

May 27, 2010 By Lisa Miller

Earlier this month, in something of a surprise, a nun at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix was excommunicated for approving a first-trimester abortion last year at that hospital to save the life of a critically ill patient. “An unborn child is not a disease,” said Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Phoenix diocese. “While medical professionals […]

Filed Under: BeliefWatch: Lisa Miller, Newsweek Tagged With: Abortion, Bishop Thomas Olmsted, first trimester abortion, Lisa Miller, orthodox theology, phoenix diocese, religious sisters, second Vatican council, theology, Vatican, Vatican II

The Authenticity Test

November 19, 2007 By Lisa Miller

Over the past three years, Sen. John Kerry has had a lot of time to think about his God, and at a meeting with journalists in Washington earlier this month he shared those thoughts. He grew up in a Roman Catholic home before Vatican II; though devout, he prayed in private behind his closed bedroom […]

Filed Under: BeliefWatch: Lisa Miller, Newsweek Tagged With: Lisa Miller, Vatican, Vatican II

About Lisa Miller

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Lisa Miller is a staff writer at New York magazine. She is the former religion columnist for the Washington Post, former senior editor of Newsweek magazine, and author of "Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife."

In 2014, Lisa Miller was nominated for the National Magazine Award and featured in Best Magazine Writing of 2014.

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