Our most important task is to reveal God at work. Such efforts continue the original work of the apostles, who spoke “in their own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”
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U.S. church wrestles with changing attitudes, pastoral practice toward L.G.B.T. Catholics
Despite shifting views among average Catholics, advocates for L.G.B.T. people say the church can still feel unwelcoming. Church teaching that homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered” has not changed.
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What’s going on with Medjugorje? An interview with a priest assigned to investigate it.
“The commission held as credible the first apparitions,” he said. “Afterward, things became a little more complicated.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The case for dragging your bored teens (and tired self) to Mass
My boys’ complaints about going to church and my refusal to capitulate to them are themselves a kind of ritual.
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The once officially atheist China is booming with religion
When Ian Johnson first went to China as a student three decades ago, he pronounced religion there “dead.” But Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist now based in Berlin and Beijing, has witnessed a transformation, one he documents in “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao,” published in April. China is experiencing “one of the great […]
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Vatican cardinal could soon be charged with sexual assault, Australian police say
Australian police said they were a step closer to deciding whether to charge a top Vatican cardinal over allegations of sexual assault dating back decades.
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Pope Francis embraces those with Huntington’s Disease to end devastating stigma
One by one, Francis blessed and greeted each of the family members and their caregivers who traveled from around the world for the audience.
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I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.
I was Catholic. You pray, you receive the sacraments, you imitate the saints. What more guidance do you need?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Do Catholics talk enough about postpartum depression?
This week Tim Reidy sat in for Matt Malone, S.J., alongside his co-host Kerry Weber. The podcast opens with a discussion about Girl Scouts and their relationship with the Catholic Church following the decision by the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., to cut ties with the organization. Eloise Blondiau joined the conversation to give her […]
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How to keep the Holy Spirit from becoming a slogan
What is to keep any movement or ideology from claiming the authority of the Spirit?