The Irish people “have struggled and come through because they have faith,” says Sister Liz Murphy, R.S.M., on the eve of a visit from Pope Francis.
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Cardinal Farrell tells media church needs God to help it build bridges
In a wide-ranging news conference that touched on clerical sex abuse, the role of women in the church and LGBT issues, Cardinal Kevin Farrell said the fundamental message of the Gospel was the same for all of God’s creation.
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Father James Martin: How parishes can welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics
For Jesus, it’s community first, conversion second. Welcome and respect come first.
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What can I say to my kids when they ask why we keep faith in this church?
I have found myself for the first time truly afraid of what it means to ask and to allow my children to be part of the church.
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For Catholics, marriage is a mission
Like the apostles, we have been sent out two by two to proclaim the message of Jesus with our imperfect lives.
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Dementia didn’t rob me of my mom. It revealed her truest self.
Your mom’s gone. That’s what people told me during the last year of my mother’s life when she suffered from dementia.
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Young couple at national congress considers diaconate possibilities
They stood out because they stood together, employing the wisdom of young parents, in the back of a hotel ballroom packed with 2,800 permanent deacons, their wives and children.
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Accompanying change: Dublin meeting to focus on today’s families
Pope Francis will visit Dublin and Knock Aug. 25-26, mainly for the World Meeting of Families. But he also will meet Irish government leaders and is expected to meet with survivors of abuse.
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Reflecting on “Humanae Vitae,” 50 years on
Our July 25 guest is Holly Taylor Coolman, an assistant professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. We discuss her recent article ‘50 years after Humanae Vitae,’ we still buy into the myth of the self-made man.’ We also discuss these articles: Vatican expert: To fight sex abuse, the Catholic Church must invest in women With ‘strongman […]
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Review: In “Far From the Tree,” parents cope with children utterly different from themselves
The documentary version of Andrew Solomon’s book emphasizes the love parents have for children with autism, deafness and other unexpected identities.