Diversity brings opportunity, but leaky roofs and aging priests bring challenges to American parishes.
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Former gang member heads national program to bring ‘invisibles’ into church
Mr. Torres’s relentless years of ministering to gang members, drug addicts and the incarcerated is beginning to be recognized.
Posted inFaith, News
No future for Christians in Mosul, says Iraqi Christian leader
“Christians aren’t going to come back to stay. The churches I saw were not destroyed with bombs, but by the everyday business operations of the community.”
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Why you should have pity on the Roman Missal translators
Our purpose in speaking liturgically is to celebrate faithfully the Gospel that is the church’s sole reason for being.
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To think that I saw it on 56th Street: a farewell to America House
It is a bittersweet day for all who lived and worked at the longtime home of America magazine.
Posted inFaith, The Word
God’s Perfect Instructions
Open my eyes, that I may consider the wonders of your law! (Ps 119:18)
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“I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.”
It is Christ whom we turn away when we build walls.
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Why Pope Francis is right to revisit the new Mass translation
Had Francis been elected just a few years earlier, it is likely that “Liturgiam Authenticam” would have died in committee.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How would you rate your experience of parish-based religious education?
We received a wide range of responses to our request to America readers to rate their experiences of parish-based religious education. Some, like Maria Barrera of Brooklyn, N.Y., described religious education as a “wholesome” time for her children that positively affected how her family practiced the faith, thanks to the hard work of her parish […]
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The beatitudes: God’s daily tweets, sent straight to you
Rather than beg God to speak to us, we should ask God to help us to hear what God has already said in Jesus.