Forgiveness remains one of the toughest virtues to embrace, and nothing is harder than forgiving the most reviled among us.
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Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ is our bread of life—but we still must feed one another
Others are the table Christ sets for us.
Posted inFaith, News
Fear, uncertainty lead to a ‘do-it-yourself’ religion, pope says
Christians today can fall into the temptation of creating their own idols, Pope Francis tells an audience including the musician Sting.
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A priest and a mysterious U.F.O. sighting
Our Aug. 8 guest is the writer Nick Ripatrazone. We discuss his recent article, “Close Encounters: A priest and a mysterious U.F.O. sighting.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis declares the death penalty ‘inadmissible’ and revises church teaching Cardinal Cupich supports investigation into mishandling of McCarrick complaints What FiveThirtyEight gets wrong about Catholic hospitals
Posted inExamen, Faith
Father James Martin, S.J.: Reflecting on the Feast of the Transfiguration
God invites us to see that while we can enjoy the beautiful, mystical experiences, at some point it’s time to get back to our daily lives.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop Stowe: Heed the biblical admonition to love the migrant as yourself
It is critical to humanize the issue of immigration, to introduce real people’s experiences into the public consciousness, if we want to bring about lasting change.
Posted inFaith, News
Celibate gay Catholics score ‘clerical cover-up culture,’ fear backlash
“Making this a gay issue is distraction, mostly, an attempt to place blame mostly (away from) from the clerical cover-up culture. It does a major disservice to women who were abused by the church and also a major disservice to gay priests.”
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Pope thanks Chilean bishops for steps taken to address abuse scandal
“I am struck by the work of reflection, discernment and the decisions you have made,” the pope wrote in the letter dated Aug. 5 and posted on the website of the Chilean bishops’ conference.
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Hundreds gather to support L.G.B.T. Christians and affirm church teaching
The recent Revoice conference was unique in its approach to L.G.B.T. issues within the Christian community.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Reaction to the McCarrick story in the West Coast remains muted so far
“I get far more emails and phone calls about things like immigration, issues that are more politically controversial.”