via the Vatican: God does not love you because you think and act the right way. He loves you, plain and simple. His love is unconditional; it does not depend on you. You may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the Lord continues to love you. How often… Read More Pope: The Lord is Absolute Tender Love and Sees the Beauty at the Core of Each Person

Pope Francis states: Great progress has been made towards people with disabilities in the medical and welfare fields, but still today we see the presence of the throwaway culture, and many of them feel that they exist without belonging and without participating. All this calls not only for the rights of people with disabilities and… Read More Pope: Recognize in Every Person with Disabilities a Unique Contribution to the Common Good

Here are some quotes from a terrific new interview with the philosopher Charles Taylor in the NC Register: I think in Benedict’s case, he was really one of those people who fully took on board the importance of Vatican II, and the freedom and the importance of our recognizing that we’re responsible for our faith… Read More Charles Taylor: We Need To Reactivate Our Sense of Solidarity

Highlights from Bishop Robert McElroy’s 2019 MacTaggart lecture: It is my reluctant conclusion that the church in the United States is now adrift on many levels, and that a fundamental moment of renewal is needed. A synodal pathway would an opportunity to set that type of renewal in motion. If the church in the United… Read More Bishop Robert McElroy Denounces Judgmentalism, Clericalism, Tribalism

How did Jesus ascend into heaven (logistically)? How did he choose his disciples? In the latest Jesuit Autocomplete, Fr. Eric Sundrup and Fr. Paddy Gilger answer some of the Internet’s most searched questions about Jesus:

Mike Jordan Laskey writes: One caveat before I begin: Of course, only God can receive and, uh, judge and rank prayers. As such, the prayers here are presented in an arbitrary order — 1 is no “better” than 25. Think of this less as a true “25 best prayers” list, which is impossible for any… Read More The Best Prayers of the Decade

via Vatican News: While recognizing the growing agreement “on the need to promote processes of transition”, to encourage solidarity, and reinforce the links between climate change and poverty, the Pope says there is “much concern about the ability of these processes to respect the timeline required by science”. Pope Francis asks if there is “the… Read More Pope: Climate Emergency Poses Challenge of Civilization