US Catholic has a new interview with Millennial writer Nichole Flores: For professor Nichole Flores, one of the most powerful metaphors to understand God and the church is family. Like other theological metaphors, this stems from her own experiences; she grew up in a large extended family, and Latino/a culture places a strong focus on… Read More Somos Familia: An Interview with Nichole Flores
Pope Emeritus Benedict: “Thank you, Holy Father, for your goodness, which from the first moment of your election, to every moment of my life here, has touched my heart. We hope that you can go forward with all of us on this path of divine mercy, showing us the path of Jesus toward God.”
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore strongly endorses the pope’s call to protect creation and address climate change in a new Baltimore Sun op-ed. He writes: One year ago this spring, Pope Francis released his landmark encyclical letter on ecology, Laudato Sí, which called upon all of us to serve as diligent stewards of creation. Pope… Read More Archbishop Lori: Addressing Climate Change is a Moral Imperative
One of the weekly chores that my wife and I most dislike is coming up with ideas for meals. How nice it would be for someone to plan the week’s menu for us and spare us this mental exertion. As it happens, my cousin was for a time employed by a wealthy family to do… Read More Renewing Gratitude: Food
via CNA: I repeat what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: that they must not be discriminated against, that they must be respected and accompanied pastorally….The problem is a person that has a condition, that has good will and who seeks God, who are we to judge? And we must accompany them well…this is… Read More Pope Says Church Should Ask Forgiveness from Gay People, the Poor, the Exploited
via Pope Francis’ Charlemagne Prize speech: I dream of a Europe that cares for children, that offers fraternal help to the poor and those newcomers seeking acceptance because they have lost everything and need shelter. I dream of a Europe that is attentive to and concerned for the infirm and the elderly, lest they be… Read More Pope Francis’ Vision for Europe
Here is the statement on United States v. Texas from Hope Border Institute, Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso: In November 2014, when President Obama announced new actions to stave off deportation for an expanded group of migrants who came to this country as children and their parents, he… Read More Bishops Cantú, Elizondo, and Seitz on Supreme Court Immigration Ruling
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