Responses to 10 of the principal objections that are commonly raised against the Catholic Church’s teaching on the ordination of women.
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Posted inExamen, Faith
Embrace the resurrection in those around you
Part of embracing resurrection and new life is embracing it not only in Jesus, not only in yourself, but in those around you.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Kevin Farrell: Church must promote pastoral approach to human life
Catholics, Cardinal Farrell said, must have a more “pastoral orientation” to fulfill the Christian obligation to “take care of another in a loving and caring manner in accordance with our view of human life: that every man and every woman is created in the image and likeness of God.”
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic Charities weighing response to violent Midwest storms, flooding
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City expressed gratitude that lives were spared and that all residents of the Missouri capital are accounted for following a devastating tornado.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
A beginner’s guide to spiritual direction
This week, we give you a behind-the-scenes look into our spiritual formation with Father Eric Sundrup.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Catholic Church’s global charity group: We need new methods to combat climate change
Caritas Internationalis is increasingly being called to help with challenges provoked by climate change. “Our food production is at stake.”
Posted inFaith, News
Polish bishops apologize for abuse: ‘No words to express our shame’
The Polish bishops’ administrative council met in emergency session May 22 and later admitted the church failed to act against clerical sexual abuse.
Posted inFaith, News
Bishop Burns of Dallas: Police raid was ‘traumatic’
“This event was most traumatic for those who were present in the building at the time, as some of the approximate 40 law enforcement agents approached employees in ski masks and SWAT gear,” Bishop Burns said in the statement.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Is Pope Francis a socialist?
Whenever Pope Francis discusses the economy, it sets off cries that the pope is a socialist or a communist.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The Gospel according to ‘Game of Thrones’
The finale of “Game of Thrones” is rather profound—and rooted in the Gospel.