Gathered in a makeshift chapel around a simple pine casket, members of L’Arche communities and Faith and Light groups from around the world mourned the passing of Jean Vanier and celebrated his life, his wisdom, his holiness and humanity.
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The Ascension shows us that God’s invincible grace is for everyone.
The disciples’ mission is now ours, and Christ is ready to share with us the same power he gave them.
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How is the Holy Spirit inspiring you to serve God’s mission?
In Luke’s mind, the Spirit that had once dwelt in the Temple had now taken up residence among Christ’s disciples.
Posted inFaith, GoodNews
An interreligious call to protect houses of worship
Following attacks on houses of worship in Sri Lanka, New Zealand and the United States, Muslim and Jewish leaders sign a joint call for cooperation among different faiths.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a soldier I was loved for my sins. Now I must repent for them.
When I returned from Afghanistan, I needed to find a way to go from being a Marine who is loved for his sins to being a believer who is a sinner but who is loved. I needed to find a way to come home.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
In the College of Cardinals, European dominance slowly wanes
Pope Francis has gone “to the peripheries,” creating cardinals from 50 different nations, but Europe still accounts for more than 40 percent of electors in the College of Cardinals.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: Love, not fear, should guide our conversations on religious freedom and L.G.B.T discrimination
Religious Americans inhabit an increasingly secular culture. But we must not let legitimate concerns about our ability to live out our faith in public life blind us to the fears of our fellow citizens who feel their civil rights are up for debate.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The threat of a climate catastrophe is here. Will U.S. Catholics heed the call?
Will U.S. Catholics heed the call to take global action immediately? Or will our children and grandchildren live in a world drastically changed and terribly broken?
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The Letters
Francis in Romania Re “Pope Francis: Be Wary of Hungary’s Right-Wing Populists,” by Marc Roscoe Loustau (4/29). The visit of Pope Francis to Romania will include very important moments in Transylvania. For ethnic and religious minorities in this region, who often have been at the peripheries and had to struggle for their identity and faith, […]
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America This Week: May 15, 2019
This week’s guest is Anna Keating. We discuss her article “Why Evangelical megachurches are embracing (some) Catholic traditions.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis tells women religious church cannot alter revelation on women’s diaconate Pope Francis’ almsgiver restores power (illegally) to homeless shelter in Italy How Mary can be a bridge between Christians and […]