The institutional Catholic Church as we currently experience it is simply not going to be able to survive, and yet much of our leadership seems content to blame the messenger and insist on business as usual. So what to do?
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We don’t need to ask God for signs—they’re already all around us
God is in all things. But in moments of pain and tragedy, we want that extra wink, that hand of comfort.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Christopher Beha left the Catholic church and then came back. Now he’s writing a book about why.
Novelist and editor Christopher Beha discusses faith, writing and great literature with Mary Grace Mangano.
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Covid-19 lockdowns started two years ago. Why aren’t we commemorating the anniversary?
It is understandable not wanting to take the time to draw attention to the second anniversary of the recent surreal horror show of Covid-19. But there are also many moments of grace scattered across the landscape of lockdowns.
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Pope Francis: I learned hatred and anger for war from my grandfather
“Does the transmission of faith—and of the meaning of life—follow this path today, of listening to the elderly?” Pope Francis asked in his general audience.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I considered myself a pacifist. Then Russia invaded Ukraine, and I had some questions.
How do you reconcile Jesus’ message of peace with the bloodshed of the war in Ukraine? Catholic anti-violence activists weigh in.
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Go ahead, give up chocolate for Lent.
A good rule of thumb for Lent: Be childlike, not childish.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
‘I believe in my faith, not in the hierarchy of men’: Listening to those who have left the Catholic church behind
Readers respond to the February 2022 editorial about how the listening phase of the 2023 Synod of Bishops should listen to the views of Catholics who have left the church.
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Pope Francis: The Christian vocation is to safeguard human life, human hearts and human work.
“To be a Christian is not only to receive the faith, to confess the faith, but to safeguard life, one’s own life, the life of others, the life of the Church,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience.
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Pope Francis: A good death must be welcomed, not administered
“Life is a right, not death, which must be welcomed, not administered,” Pope Francis said during his weekly audience. “And this ethical principle applies to, concerns everyone, not just Christians or believers.”