We will be held accountable by God for our tweets and our posts and our gossip, Father Josh Johnson says on the Gloria Purvis Podcast. So we need to have custody of our tongues and custody of our thumbs.
Podcasts
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Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Do Pope Francis and Pope Benedict disagree about Vatican II and the traditional Latin Mass?
“I never imagined that Pope Francis would go back that strongly to what Vatican II said and uphold it.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How residents in one NYC nursing home survived Covid-19
As the world went into lockdown, the residents at this Catholic nursing home and rehabilitation center run by the Archdiocese of New York did too.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Podcast: The Canadian Catholic Church’s role in the colonization and destruction of Indigenous lives
Gloria Purvis and Sam Rocha discuss the legacy of church’s involvement in the residential school system and colonization more broadly.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Catholics: We need to talk about sex, religion and politics.
Marriage. Abortion. Gender identity. Adoption by same-sex couples. What happens if exercising my religious liberty in these areas is perceived as discrimination against another person?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
I lost a boyfriend, a dog and my grandfather—all in the span of two months. Here’s how I learned to grieve.
My grief did not unfold neatly or in any predictable way as the “stages of grief” might suggest.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Catholics: Don’t be afraid to engage with controversial ideas (even Critical Race Theory)
It is important to engage in conversations about complex and even controversial subjects using our faith and intellect.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
It’s okay to be upset by the Bishops-Biden controversy—but please, don’t leave the church over it.
If you’re thinking about leaving, your feelings are valid. But the biggest thing you could do in response to this is go receive the Eucharist.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
How Dr. Paul Farmer put Catholic social teaching into medical practice
Founded in 1987, Partners in Health has pioneered an approach to medicine that actually resembles Catholic social teaching’s preferential option for the poor.
