A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Lent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Sharing in God’s wisdom
A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What will this child be?
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
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Struggling with darkness
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump courted white Catholics—and they helped him win the White House again
Donald J. Trump’s decisive Electoral College win was achieved in part by a strong show of support from white Catholic voters, a demographic group that his campaign specifically targeted.
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My journey with comparison
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: LGBT Catholics share their stories at the synod
Steps from the Vatican, LGBT Catholics from around the world gathered to answer the question: What do you want synod delegates to know about your experience as an LGBT Catholic?
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden, Pope Benedict and the humility of stepping down
When I learned Joe Biden had dropped out of the race, my mind immediately shot back to Feb. 11, 2013, when another Catholic leader, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing that he would voluntarily resign his post.
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Build an L.G.B.T.Q. Catholic community on Outreach Day of Giving
Support America Media’s Outreach ministry to celebrate and build community for L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics.
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Pope Francis used an anti-gay slur. What now for L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics?
What do you make of a pope who has embraced the L.G.B.T.Q. Catholic community, but who reportedly used a gay slur while reiterating the church’s ban on admitting gay men to seminaries?