A New Mexico archbishop is renewing his call for Catholics to stop worshipping the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte, or “Our Lady of Holy Death,” saying he fears some mistakenly believe the Grim Reaper-like figure is a Roman Catholic Church-sanctioned saint.
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Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
What does God take delight in? Our trust.
We are invited, today, to listen—and as the psalmist today colorfully puts it, God has even done us the courtesy of digging out our ears so that we can hear.
Posted inFaith, News
‘Nones’ now as big as evangelicals and Catholics in the U.S.
The percentage of Americans who don’t affiliate with any specific religious tradition is now roughly the same as those who identify as evangelical or Catholic.
Posted inFaith, Sunday To Sunday
Sunday to Sunday: Father Matt Pennington
The first stop of the Sunday to Sunday preaching journey takes us to San Luis Obispo, CA where we meet Fr. Matt Pennington at the Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Community. Watch the full episode at www.sundaytosunday.net
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Meet Mireille Twayigira: Rwandan refugee, doctor, education advocate
This week, we talk with Mireille Twayigira, a Jesuit Refugee Service Education Advocate.
Posted inAmerica Journeys, Journeys
Holy Land 2019: Capernaum, Tabgha and Primacy of Peter
The rock is a tangible, touchable connection to the reality of Jesus having walked this earth right here for us and with us.
Posted inAmerica Journeys, Journeys
Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019: Reflections from Ignatian Educators
Reflections from Ignatian Educators on their hopes and desires for the Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Why America magazine is global in spirit and content
In 1909, the editors relied on the telegraph to stay connected to their international network. Today, even the editor in chief can use his iPhone to file a column from a bus en route to Bethlehem.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
There goes rhymin’ Wiman
In Christian Wiman’s new book, all easy answers about how spirituality informs the arts and vice versa are given fierce interrogation.
Posted inFaith, News
Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief
In late May, scholars from a range of disciplines will gather at Rome’s Gregorian University to discuss the results of the research initiative, called “Understanding Unbelief,” which for the past two years has been mapping the rise and nature of non-religion across the world.