A task force created by the Archdiocese of Seattle urges more pastoral outreach to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics. But it declined to press for changes to employment provisions at Catholic institutions.
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‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’: Is violent revenge against terrorists moral? Just war theory says no.
The targeted killing of alleged terrorists, through drone strikes or other extralegal means, has no moral basis in contemporary Catholic thinking.
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How vaccines became a battle line in the Catholic culture war
On this week’s episode of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Sam Sawyer, S.J., shares what more we can do during the pandemic for ourselves and our neighbors in light of our Catholic moral tradition.
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Honor St. Augustine’s feast day by marching for voting rights on Aug. 28
The common good requires that every person can contribute their voice meaningfully to the effort of building a just society. That is why Catholics should march for the equal right to vote.
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No, yoga does not contradict the teachings of Christianity.
Yoga has roots in South Asian religions. That doesn’t mean Catholics should avoid it.
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It’s time for Catholics to go back to no meat on every Friday (not just during Lent)
Dropping meat from our Friday menus has the double benefit of reducing our carbon footprints (however minimally) and bringing us closer to the Lord.
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Catholics’ views on abortion are deeply scriptural, as well as historical and philosophical
Christian love of neighbor, natural law and God’s eternal law all figure in the desire not to murder.
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Catholics: Haiti deserves your attention—earthquake or not
I reported on recovery efforts after that 2010 Haitian earthquake. This is what I learned (and why you should care).
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The key to understanding Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass? His belief in inculturation.
“Let us not forget that a faith that is not inculturated is not authentic,” Francis told the Latin American Confederation of Religious.
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Blended virtual learning, longer school days and fidelity to the magisterium: The experiment that could change the future of Catholic education
A new Catholic secondary school in the Archdiocese of Boston will combine virtual instruction and in-person activities. The founder of Lumen Verum Academy, Thomas W. Carroll, writes about this new model.