How loneliness and self-deception led me to rock bottom, and how God’s grace saved me.
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Posted inEditorials, Faith
The nuncio reviews Pope Francis’ first four years
The nuncio praised the way Pope Francis has undertaken this responsibility, and noted Francis’ continual emphasis on dialogue, mercy and evangelization.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Don’t treat the confessional like the dry cleaners
Christians can take for granted the power of the sacrament of reconciliation and confess while being “unable to be ashamed” of their sins, the pope said.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Criticisms of the Vatican’s sexual abuse commission need to be taken seriously, not written off as clichés
That the lone survivor of abuse active on the papal commission has resigned is tragic.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
How the church is combatting sexual abuse: an interview with Jesuit Hans Zollner
Father Zollner, one of the founding members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks about the resignation of Marie Collins and efforts to prevent abuse worldwide.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Former Boston College President J. Donald Monan dies at 92
Father Monan led the Jesuit university for 24 years.
Posted inFaith, The Word
I Will Raise You Up
We might not embody new life with such Christ-like perfection that we can raise the dead, but we can reveal the new creation in other ways.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The Jesus Who Cannot Be
John wrote this Gospel to show how easy it is for any of us to lose sight of Jesus, even when he works openly.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The Jesuit Guide to March Madness. Ep: 4
Is your bracket busted? Did you pick an upset, just the wrong one? Take a break from the madness of March and listen in as we talk with Paddy Gilger, S.J., about the top Jesuit moments in the NCAA tournament’s history, the good things sports can do for us and when they become a religion of their […]
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Can Catholics dissent from Pope Francis’ teaching on the family? Wrong question.
March 19 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of “Amoris Laetitia.”