Fr. James Martin reflects on his favorite saints. This week’s topic: Servant of God Dorothy Day.
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Posted inFaith, Short Take
All Christians should welcome the end of Ireland’s ban on blasphemy
Before the vote, the Irish bishops called the law against blasphemy “largely obsolete,” and its demise makes for a more constructive social arrangement than Catholic hegemony.
Posted inFaith, The Word
How can we reflect the image of God?
Many of the great saints typify one or more of the beatitudes.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The Synod on Young People is not over yet
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry unpack the final document from the Synod on Young People.
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Choosing the Right Godparent
Our October 31 guest is Simcha Fisher. We talk to her about her recent article on how to choose the right godparents, which you can read here. We also discuss these stories: Can the church be both holy and sinful? The ‘crisis’ of the migrant caravan is one of misperception Pakistani Christians fear violence after […]
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pakistani Christians fear violence after Asia Bibi’s blasphemy death sentence is overturned
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five.
Posted inFaith, News
Trappist Father Keating, leading figure in centering prayer, dies at 95
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Nov. 3 at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer for Trappist Father Thomas Keating, a leading figure in the centering prayer movement that got its start in the 1970s. He died Oct. 25 at the abbey.
Posted inExamen, Faith
The Examen with Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Recognizing the holy people in your life
Pay attention to those holy people in your life: they’re drawing you closer to God.
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Former nuncio to U.S. heard rumors of McCarrick misconduct in 1994
A former nuncio to the United States acknowledged hearing rumors about the sexual misconduct of Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick already in 1994.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How do I find God in a newsroom massacre?
The Capital Gazette massacre is not only about incalculable loss but also all the gifts the departed gave us and leave us.