Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna calls Father James Martin’s book ‘Building a Bridge’ ‘useful for encouraging dialogue, as well as reciprocal knowledge and understanding.’
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We need a new pro-life movement built on social justice
By enrolling in a largely pro-choice public health program I was able to articulate a pro-life vision that I could truly believe in.
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The case for sending Jesuits to public universities
The Catholic student center at Boise State is not all things to all students. Rather, we are one thing to all students.
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70 years of friendship: John O’Malley on Jesuit spiritual master Howard Gray
If the church is a field hospital, I have known a place within the church where the wounded have flocked for many decades. I am speaking, of course, of Howard Gray.
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What it’s like celebrating Easter behind bars
On the day after Easter, five incarcerated women were initiated into the Catholic Church.
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I lost my mom 83 years ago, but Our Lady never left me.
One day, I looked up to the statue of Our Lady and prayed: “God has taken my mother. I need you to be my mother.”
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Dear reluctant Mass-goers: You are the one your parish is waiting for.
The choice is yours: Will you be a church consumer or an investor in your parish?
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Rejoice and Be Glad!
“Rejoice and be glad!” is what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. It is also the title of Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness in everyday life.
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Finding Courage as a same-sex attracted, Catholic man
I see myself as a beloved son of the Father, one who happens to be attracted to men.
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Was Pope Francis right to tell a child his atheist dad may be in heaven?
Francis showed us how to risk simply embracing the hurting world. No explaining, just loving.