An authentically Catholic consistent life ethic means treating prenatal children as the equivalent of every other human being.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
What Joe Biden’s DC pastor thinks about the Bishops’ Communion vote
“This is a time to say, ‘Yes, let’s speak about the hunger…for the presence of God.’ This is the moment, and I think the bishops want to do that. But some of our pastoral leaders are making it difficult.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Joe Biden’s Jesuit-run DC parish says it ‘will not deny the Eucharist’
The parish council at the Jesuit-run Holy Trinity Catholic Church released a statement saying that the church “will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss ‘hot button issues’ like the Middle East, the Holy Land and China
Vatican sources said that during the meeting they “touched on all the hot button issues, including the situation in the Middle East, the Holy Land and China.”
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, Short Take
Catholics are talking past each other in the Biden-Communion debate
Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Sick of the Bishops vs. Biden Controversy? Just log off and practice your faith like a Medieval peasant.
“Medieval Peasanting” means reminding myself that there once existed Catholics who couldn’t read or write. They said their prayers and did their best to obey the commandments, and when they failed, they repented.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Biden Communion debate shows the exhaustion of the U.S. church
The U.S. church isn’t just polarized; it is tired. And it is polarized in part because it is tired.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Why no one can win the Communion wars
With the election of a pro-choice Catholic to the White House, the question of who may or may not be admitted to Holy Communion has surfaced in Catholic public discourse, particularly among the U.S. bishops. In this episode of Behind the Story, Sam Sawyer, S.J., joins America’s national correspondent ,Mike O’Loughlin, to explore the theological […]
Posted inFaith, News
U.S. Bishops overwhelmingly vote to draft a document on the Eucharist after lengthy debate about politicization
The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate.