Pope Francis’ Smaller Visits Have a Bigger Meaning

Christopher Hale writes in Time: In his six-day trip, the pope will visit the homeless in Washington, immigrants in Harlem, and prisoners in Philadelphia. If Francis’s trip to the U.S. looks anything like his previous overseas journeys, it will be these encounters with the excluded—not his 18 speeches and visits with the political and cultural… Read More Pope Francis’ Smaller Visits Have a Bigger Meaning

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Schedule Released for Pope Francis’ Trip to the US

via the USCCB: Tuesday, September 22 (Washington, DC) 4:00 p.m.    Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday, September 23 (Washington, DC) 9:15  a.m.  Meeting with President Obama at the White House 11:30 a.m. Midday Prayer with the bishops of the United States, St. Matthew’s Cathedral 4:15  p.m.  Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra, Basilicia… Read More Schedule Released for Pope Francis’ Trip to the US

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Hopes for Justice, Understanding, and Unity in the Wake of Obergefell v. Hodges

When the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case this past Friday, legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation, I was in the midst of a workshop with a group of highly intelligent, dedicated young Catholic teachers. As it has everywhere around the country, this news stirred up considerable conversation. What… Read More Hopes for Justice, Understanding, and Unity in the Wake of Obergefell v. Hodges

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Check out these recent articles from around the web: New San Diego bishop speaks of a church that ‘banishes judgmentalism’ by Joshua McElwee: “”I think it’s important that there’s a real trajectory there,” McElroy said, connecting teachings on mercy by Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. “What the theology of mercy is saying… Read More Around the Web

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