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A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013

If you want to get excited about the future of the Church, I recommend attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year, the annual event organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This year’s event featured an array of interesting organizations, speakers, and break-out sessions. What impressed me most, however, was the remarkable group of… Read More A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013

Robert Christian

Archbishop Baldisseri: New Approach on Communion for Remarried Divorcees is Still Possible

Several months ago, I reflected on the hope that Pope Francis might be leading the Church toward a “kairos moment for mercy” with regard to divorced and remarried Catholics. While acknowledging the complicated issues surrounding a possible change in approach, I welcomed the potential to open the doors of our Church to all who are… Read More Archbishop Baldisseri: New Approach on Communion for Remarried Divorcees is Still Possible

Sarah Christian

Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium: Work for Justice at Heart of Discipleship

The Internet is buzzing today with the release of Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”). It is a wide-ranging letter that covers scores of elements of discipleship. You (and I) really should read the whole thing. Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, who did read the whole thing, is pumped up:… Read More Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium: Work for Justice at Heart of Discipleship

Mike Jordan Laskey

China’s Positive Reforms and its Enduring Totalitarian Tendencies

China has announced its intention to “stop using” its “reeducation through labor” system of prison camps and to revise its one-child policy to expand the number of couples eligible to have two children. These changes, even if slowly and imperfectly implemented, are a positive development, but they shouldn’t obscure the overall nature of China’s brutal,… Read More China’s Positive Reforms and its Enduring Totalitarian Tendencies

Robert Christian