Pope Francis said the “richest experience” of the church operating in a way that is not strictly “top down” came from the two meetings of the Synod of Bishops on the family.
Marriage
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
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The Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which includes the bishops of Sudan and South Sudan, said in a statement released on Nov. 8 that “there is nothing more needed than forgiveness”; to heal the divisions both countries have experienced over decades of conflict.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Louisiana’s spiteful marriage law is good for nothing but stigmatizing refugees
“We don’t want terrorists obtaining green cards and citizenship through marriage.”
Posted inEditorials, Español
¿Cómo debe reaccionar la Iglesia cuando sus empleados homosexuales se casan? Despedirlos no es la respuesta.
¿Cómo puede la Iglesia continuar a sostener sus ministerios y ser testigo de las verdades eternas de su enseñanza si sus propios empleados no las aceptan todas?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Celibacy at 30 is not just an empty holding pattern
Being single can become the freedom to give myself away in love in ways I hadn’t imagined.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Pride and Principle: The spiritual side of Jane Austen’s novels
Jane Austen’s novels are as much about vice and virtue as marriage and manners.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Marriage Counsel
A memoir of desire, relationships and spiritual transformation.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Sweetness and Light
Ron Hansen’s new novel is a dollop of sweet cream, an entertainment, a sip of champagne, a screwball comedy, a romp, a bauble, a love letter to Nebraska.
Posted inFaith
When Muslims and Christians Marry
A study by Creighton University’s Center for Marriage and Family in 1999 indicates that today roughly 40 percent of all Catholics marry non-Catholics.