This week’s guest is Dr. Christauria Welland. Dr. Welland is a clinical psychologist in San Diego, and the founder of Pax in Familia, an organization dedicated to improving pastoral responses to violence in Catholic families. She recently wrote an article for America in commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness month: “Caring for the most vulnerable: undocumented […]
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Hundreds of U.S. Catholic leaders challenge President Trump on Iran and North Korea
The president’s threats, according to the statement, “have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear catastrophe and have intensified global insecurity.”
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Catholic schools among casualties of California wildfires
Bishop Vasa called on all Catholics of the diocese to help their brothers and sisters who “have been severely impacted by the devastating fires and are in immediate need of your prayers.”
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“Here I Am, Lord”: The little-known story behind a Catholic hit
Love it or hate it, most Catholics could probably sing “Here I Am, Lord” from memory. But do they know where the song came from?
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Jesuit groups call Trump’s border wall a distraction as migrants suffer
Poverty and criminal violence are pushing hundreds of thousands of people northward while escalated deportations are tearing families apart in the United States.
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Catholic group will accept the Boy Scouts’ decision to allow girls to join
They will “accept and work with the new membership policy of the Boy Scouts of America” to admit girls.”
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Bishop says President Trump’s immigration proposals do not reflect U.S. tradition
Trump’s new immigration policy proposals “are not reflective of our country’s immigrant past, and they attack the most vulnerable.”
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Listen to families on ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ bishops and theologians say
“Amoris Laetitia” has yet to resonate with many black Catholics in the United States.
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Blessing of the Animals
A fun and furry way to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis
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Marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with the spirit of Standing Rock
Long before Pope Francis articulated in “Laudato Si’” a comprehensive Catholic call to care for the physical environment, Agape members were focused on treading lightly on the earth and combining a contemplative lifestyle with frontline environmental and peace activism.