Does the famous “Arrupe Prayer” owe a debt of gratitude to Bernard Lonergan, S.J.?
Theology
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The good theology in ‘Good Omens’
The central religious message of “Good Omens” is a lighthearted critique of Christians who claim faith in a providential God, a God with a plan, but whose plan is utterly incomprehensible.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What God sees when he looks upon creation
Who you are and what you desire determines what you see. So what does God see when he looks upon you?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Nichols on why John Henry Newman is ‘a patron saint for everyone’
The cardinal archbishop of Westminster came to Rome with 15 English and Welsh bishops to concelebrate the Mass in which Pope Francis declared Newman a saint, the first British saint to be born after 1800.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The working document for the Amazon Synod has been controversial—just not in Brazil
But the Pan-Amazon Synod’s organizers say much of the unhappiness with the its working document simply reflects Eurocentricism. Many critics “have little knowledge of the Amazon and in some cases have no commitment to its people.”
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The Word of God came to heal our suffering—if we’re open to it.
We spend billions each year on avoiding pain through pharmaceuticals or self-medicating through alcohol and drugs. But we must not forget that pain and suffering are not the enemy.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why do we look for God in a hurricane?
God is not some petulant deity sending disaster upon those who disobey; God is the God who meets us in disaster.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
God’s love will never overwhelm you
Love created us to be distinct from itself so that we could choose to love. It will not annihilate us, overwhelm who we are.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The Assumption of Mary tells us who we are meant to be
Doctrines and dogmas do not exist to provide esoteric data. Their purpose is always to tell us who we are, to proclaim who we can be in Christ.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Why the Eucharist is confusing for many Catholics (and survey researchers)
Do Catholics truly believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist? A recent survey says most don’t…but it’s complicated.