In this week’s podcast Bill McGarvey speaks to Tim Reidy and Kevin Clarke about how Alcoholics Anonymous is connecting people to God outside of the church. For Bill McGarvey, many of the most grounded and spiritually open people he knows are members of A.A. In an age where fewer people are willing to affiliate with institutional […]
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Posted inFaith, News
The seminary class at St. John’s in Boston is growing, so is the need for space
The seminary will buy back more than 13,000 square feet of space from Boston College.
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 inDispatches, Politics & Society
Report: Catholic groups among the wealthiest charities in the U.S.
Catholic Charities USA came in at number five, raising about $2 billion in 2015.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Why we need Catholics telling stories in every possible way
So what defines a Catholic novel? I am still struggling with that question. But I know that that which asks most of us is most worthy of us.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Border walls promote sex trade, not compassion
The only way for resolution “is through solidarity,” where everyone pitches in, says Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Francis promotes dialogue rather confrontation in his picks for three American cardinals
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
How should the church respond when gay employees get married?
How can the church continue to sustain its ministries while bearing witness to the timeless truths of its teaching when its own employees do not accept them all?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Clinton, Trump trade jokes at Al Smith Catholic fundraiser in New York
The candidates tried their best to inject some humor into the final stretch of a particularly rancorous campaign.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
The man behind the dinner: Alfred E. Smith
Smith was a man who believed that faith in God was not incompatible with faith in the people.