“Where might you expect to find the baptized?” asks Rowan Williams in Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer. “In the neighbourhood of chaos,” he replies.
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Posted inFaith, In All Things
From the Gospels to Elizabeth Warren, women nevertheless persist
Stories of persistent women abound in the Gospels.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father Greg Boyle: I thought I could “save” gang members. I was wrong.
Me wanting a gang member to have a different life would never be the same as that gang member wanting to have one.
Posted inFaith, Laudato Si
Trump’s “care” for the environment is the opposite of Catholic social teaching.
President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to repeal key policies meant to curb global warming is a direct contradiction of Catholic social teaching on caring for the environment.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Sanctifying the Acela Corridor: My travels with St. Katharine Drexel
“What about you?” It’s the question St. Katharine, homegrown saint of the Northeast’s Acela Corridor, heard from Pope Leo XIII.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis to children: Promise Jesus you will never be a bully
The pope asked 45,000 children to be silent and reflect on if there were times when they made fun of someone for how they looked or behaved.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis visits Milan, urges Catholics to live in “hospitality and mercy toward everyone”
Pope Francis, in Milan on March 25, sought to strengthen their faith and to address the dissatisfaction among young people and families due to economic difficulties, which creates fertile soil for populist movements.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis sees hope for European Union, urges leaders to return to roots
Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Incredible Things Today
Luke teaches disciples of every era how to recognize Jesus even when they do not expect him.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal O’Malley: Evangelization will have ‘no effect’ if the church doesn’t protect children
“If the church is not committed to child protection, our efforts at evangelization will be to no effect.”