If we hope to engage young Latinos, we must ask: Are we trying to provide answers to questions they are not asking, or are we listening to them?
Ministry
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A.I. chatbots cannot replace the community of church
Chatbots may offer a verse in the middle of the night, but their chief purpose must be to point people to the living community of the church.
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U.S. Army says religious support contracts to be ‘reexamined’ after Archbishop Broglio objects to their cancellation
Archbishop Timothy Broglio said the cancellation of all religious support contracts for Army chapels, “including those for religious educators, administrators, and musicians,” placed on Catholics “an insurmountable restriction on the free exercise of religion.”
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Priest’s St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children have left the faith
“It’s a devotion that I created to help parents — and to encourage parents — in their prayer for their children to return to the practice of the faith,” Father Buhman said ahead of St. Monica’s feast day on Aug. 27.
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Pope Leo encouraged vocations to the priesthood in meeting with French altar servers
“I speak to your young, enthusiastic and generous consciences,” the pope said, “and I will tell you something you must hear, even if it may trouble you a bit: the lack of priests in France, and in the world, is a great misfortune!”
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Ministering to women survivors of sexual exploitation: How Milwaukee’s Franciscan Peacemakers saves lives
Franciscan Peacemakers is the home base for a social enterprise, which provides women survivors of sexual trafficking with work experience and a means to support themselves financially.
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Interview: Why Cardinal McElroy is ‘very happy’ with the results of the synod
Cardinal McElroy shared his reflections on the synod with America Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell in this wide-ranging interview at the North American College in Rome.
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Texas judge blocks effort to shut down Catholic migrant center, citing religious liberty
“This is a day of gratitude for El Paso, the work of Annunciation House and the resilience of our community’s hospitality workers,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso said in a statement.
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How the Enneagram can make you more merciful (and tolerable)
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley struggle to resist the temptation to “type” each other as they learn about the Enneagram from Liz Orr, author of “The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion.”
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Pope Francis reminds city officials of Rome’s welcoming nature ahead of Jubilee Year
In a message to Rome’s government officials, Pope Francis expressed the importance of the city staying close to its nature of welcoming hospitality as it prepares to enter the Holy Year in 2025.