For so many of us, Roger Haight marked off a breathtakingly wide horizon in which we, agreeing with him or not, could fulfill our mission for God’s people.
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is the Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, and a scholar of Hinduism and Hindu-Christian studies. He wrote for America’s In All Things column between 2007 and 2016. His latest book, The Future of Hindu-Christian Studies, has recently been published by Routledge.
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How being vegetarian for 50 years has made me a better Catholic priest and teacher
Five decades of vegetarian diet has changed me, for the better, I think: simpler, more natural, more connected to the smaller and larger life forms around me.
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The religious significance of vegetarianism
Should one become a vegetarian? The choice to become a vegetarian can be a prudent and religious one, founded in values not alien to our tradition.
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From 1986: What Christians can learn from the Hindu mystic Ramakrishna
Francis X. Clooney, S.J., offers reflections in this 1986 article on the life and message of Sri Ramakrishna on the 150th anniversary of his birth (February 18) and the 100th anniversary of his death (August 15).
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Don’t abolish the priesthood. Redeem it.
We shouldn’t get rid of the priesthood. We should reconnect it to the holiness of God.
Posted inIn All Things
Lessons and reflections on blogging for America over 9 years.
It is in Christ—in all things—that we learn to see the world anew.
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What Catholics can learn from a Hindu saint on his 1,000th anniversary
To study Ramanuja and his writings is to gain a glimpse of a Hindu tradition that is old and deep, learned and pious.
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Chanting “Not my president” at Donald Trump isn’t Catholic or catholic
This “not” is no solution, whether it is hurled against Mr. Trump or against President Obama.
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Two Saints on a Single Day: the Anglican and the Jesuit
Two saintly Christians separated by only a few decades in time.
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Donald Trump, the Temple and the End Time
It is helpful and healthy to put aside the myth of sure and sunny progress. Our nation is a very good one, even if it’s never been the “greatest nation on earth.”