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Current — The Papacy

• Pope Francis on Civil Unions--and Why My Ears Aren't Listening (The Catholic...

  

  I did, of course, see what Pope Francis said about civil unions in the interview marking his first-year anniversary as pope about which I blogged yesterday. Read more

  The 06 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Pope Francis on Anniversary of His Election: Catholic Church "Has Done So Much"...

  

  Today, Corriere della Sera (Milan) and La Nación (Buenos Aires) published an interview in which Pope Francis reflects on his first year as pope. Joshua McElwee... Read more

  The 05 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Simplifying Religion and Its Meaning

  Have you ever heard a church choir and wondered why they were so cheerful?Some people think church is boring. It sounds like a place that is restricting you... Read more

  The 05 march 2014 by   Albert Wagner
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• Liberation Theology Founder Gustavo Gutiérrez on Legacy of Popes John Paul II an...

  

  The Iglesia Descalza blog offers an English translation of an interview with the founder of Latin American liberation theology, Gustavo Gutiérrez, summarized... Read more

  The 04 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• More Brief Takes from Week's News: Pope Francis, Catholic Reform, and...

  

  More brief takes from the past week's news--these focusing on discussions of Pope Francis and the Vatican:Common Dreams notes the surprising invitation this wee... Read more

  The 01 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

  Today, February 27th, the universal Church honors St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, a young, devoted and holy man. Our saint was born on March 1, 1838, the... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Mom and Dad, You Need to Read This!

  

  I suspect many Catholics I know need to read this: In his Wednesday general audience Pope Francis gave a brief catechesis on the sacrament of the anointing of... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Frederick Nzwili in The Tablet: "Ugandan Catholic Church Leaders Are Backing...

  

  Frederick Nzwili in The Tablet on the response of the Catholic leaders of Uganda to the legislation just signed into law in that country, which criminalizes... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Arizona Bishops Promote Failed Gay-Discrimination Bill: The Serious Pastoral...

  

  Yesterday, I discussed the latest in a series of surveys of the religious landscape of the U.S., all of which find that the millennial generation is rapidly... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• America Editorial Calls on Catholics to Oppose Anti-Gay Legislation in Nigeria,...

  In its latest editorial, the Jesuit magazine America notes that though Pope Francis's "Who am I to judge?" has offered a "fresh embodiment" of Catholic... Read more

  The 26 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Snapshots of the Catholic Abuse Crisis: It's Priests Who Are Being Hurt by the...

  

  Two snapshots this morning that speak volumes about why the abuse scandal has proven so intractable in the Catholic church--and why we remain so far still from... Read more

  The 26 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• More Reports in Preparation for Vatican Synod on the Family: Spain, Japan,...

  

  As a new work week begins, I want to mention a few more reports that have recently been issued summarizing the response of lay Catholics in various parts of... Read more

  The 24 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Fred Clarkson on Alliance of U.S. Catholic Bishops with Evangelical Christian...

  

  At Talk to Action, Fred Clarkson reminds us of the tremendous responsibility the current bishops of the Catholic church in the U.S. Read more

  The 23 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• 'For the Ignorant and the Perpetually Angry, Papa Ratzinger is Only a...

  

  The Anchoress is doing her level best to drill holes in the 'Ratzi was a Nazi' meme: “Tenderness” is a word that has been usedwith some frequency by his... Read more

  The 22 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• End-of-Week News Roundup: From L.A. to Twin Cities to Japan, Virginia, and...

  

  As I read about the plans of Newark Archbishop John Myers to add yet more swank to an already swanky retirement house, I can't avoid, of course, thinking about... Read more

  The 21 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• “Don’t Be Afraid of Confession”

  

  Good stuff from the Pope at this morning's general audience: "Everyone say to himself: ‘When was the last time I went to confession?’ And if it has been a long... Read more

  The 19 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Contraception and More Contraception: The Religious-Political Debate That Won't...

  

  An interesting set of articles in just the past several days about the issue of contraception (and its political application in the U.S. Read more

  The 19 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Vatican Survey of Catholics for Synod on the Family: More Evidence (England,...

  

  Reports continue to come in from various parts of the world, noting how Catholics in various places have responded to the questionnaire that Pope Francis asked... Read more

  The 18 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Blessed Are Those Who Draw Funny Pictures

  

  A recent quick-sketch double caricature of Pope Francis, who’s often seen smiling and giving a thumbs-up.Is he really a fan of humorous illustration? That’s... Read more

  The 18 february 2014 by   Mrstrongest
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• Divorce and the Modern Church

  

  The Roman Catholic Church and divorce don’t really go hand in hand. However, last year Pope Francis set a date in October for a summit on family issues and... Read more

  The 17 february 2014 by   Judithmiddleton
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• Thorstein Veblen's Economics of Wealth and Leisure

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.It has been more than a century since Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class shook the foundation of America’s elite... Read more

  The 16 february 2014 by   Realizingresonance
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• The Demise of Christianity in the Middle East and Africa

  

  Michael L.{Cross-posted at Jews Down Under and the Times of Israel.}The tidbit below was written by Raymond Ibrahim and published at the Gatestone... Read more

  The 14 february 2014 by   Mikelumish
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• Papal Valentine's Day Message to the Young and in Love (UPDATED)

  Dear young people, don’t be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 14, 2014 It's true..... Read more

  The 14 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• St. Catherine Dei Ricci

  Today, the universal church honors St. Catherine dei Ricci, an incredible mystic and a very holy lady. She was born in 1522 into a well-established and noble... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• "... Folks Who Do That Are Lazy Or Ignorant at Best"

  

  Do what you might ask? Spread lies about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's involvement in the Church's sex abuse scandal.   Simcha Fisher, in part, with... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• On the Firing of Pregnant and Unmarried Teachers in Catholic Schools: My Take

  

  In case any reader of Bilgrimage wonders, it goes without saying that I oppose the recent firing of Shaela Evenson by Butte Central Catholic school in Montana... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Univision Poll: Global Fracture Lines in Catholic Church Over Family Issues, wit...

  

  As Conrad Noll points out in a comment here last evening, the Univision poll about which I blogged yesterday (and briefly on Sunday), has been very much in the... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• U.S. "Chose to Stay Silent" on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013

  

  By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle A Christian college professor in India was finally acquitted of all blasphemy charges, although is still missing an arm --... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Susanduclos
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• Chris Kluwe on Michael Sam's Coming Out, Amanda Terkel on Woody Allen:...

  

  Two observations that stand out for me in recent news reports: at Huffington Post, Amanda Terkel quotes Chris Kluwe's response to the anonymous claims of NFL... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Taking A Close Look at the "Church Teaching" That Vatican Media Apologists...

  

  For Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), David Clohessy responds to Austen Ivereigh's claim that the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child... Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Quote for Day: "When Tribalism Takes Over" (with Commentary on the Tribalistic...

  

  Steve Benen at Maddow Blog:It’s amazing what tribalism can do to public perceptions.Indeed. Case in point: just have a look at what the lock-arms, tribalistic... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Catholic Families and Human Rights Institute Simultaneously Defends Putin's...

  

  In my posting earlier today about Jeff Sharlet on the lives of gay Russians, I linked to Peter Montgomery's latest Religion Dispatches roundup of weekly global... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Non-Farm Friday – Is America Working?

  

  I try my best to make people aware of the ridiculous BS that goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power. I try to help people understand the way Big... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Patricia Miller: Vatican Itself Argued That Sexual Abuse of Children Is a...

  

  Patricia Miller at Religion Dispatches on the Vatican's perfervid response (echoed by centrist media commentators) to the U.N. Read more

  The 06 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• German Bishops Release Results of Survey for Synod on Family: "Rarely Has an...

  

  Yesterday, the Catholic bishops of Germany made public the results of the survey of lay Catholics mandated by the Vatican in preparation for the Synod on the... Read more

  The 04 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Angela Bonavoglia's To-Do-List on Women for Pope Francis, with Theological...

  At Huffington Post, Angela Bonavoglia has published a very fine open letter to Pope Francis entitled "For Pope Francis: A To-Do List for Women. Read more

  The 04 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• “It is an Absurd Dichotomy to Love Christ Without the Church”

  

  Pope Francis, in a homily delivered last week, speaks to the notion of being what I call a 'Jesus and me' Christian: Pope Francis began his reflections,... Read more

  The 02 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• "Either You Are a Cherub Or a Bit Stupid"

  

  That and much more from, surprisingly, Pope Francis: "The greatest sin today is that people have lost the sense of sin" and therefore "the meaning of the kingdo... Read more

  The 02 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Bishop Thomas Gumbleton on Abuse Crisis: "The Real Way and the Only Way" to...

  

  I have a dream this morning: that Pope Francis might choose to listen to Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and not whatever dreadful handlers (Carl Anderson?) he's now... Read more

  The 01 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• It's Getting Better Under Francis? Two New Stories of Raw Anti-Gay Discriminatio...

  

  It happened in Ohio this month, when a band and choir director at a Catholic school was fired just hours after telling the school’s presidents of his plans to... Read more

  The 31 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• In the News: Little Sisters of Poor and Affordable Care Act, German Catholics...

  

  A mid-week selection of articles about themes Catholic that have caught my eye in the past few days:1. As the Supreme Court continues the injunction permitting... Read more

  The 29 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• On Talking Girl with a Guy in My Head: Questions from a Ewe Gives Pope Francis...

  

  The incisive and funny blogger who maintains the Questions from a Ewe blog notes that Pope Francis may be visiting the U.S. next year. Read more

  The 28 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Who is Adam Shaw?

  

  A little more than a month ago, Mr. Shaw, who frankly looks like he just started shaving, blasted the Pope as being the Catholic Church's Obama and not long... Read more

  The 24 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Financial Transparency Emerges as Major Theme in St. Paul-Minneapolis Abuse...

  

  To my mind, one of the strangest claims that apologists for the Catholic hierarchy who want to assist the hierarchy by bashing survivors of clerical sexual abus... Read more

  The 24 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Pathological Narcissism and Growing Disparity Between Super-Rich and Everyone...

  

  Yesterday, evagrius provided a valuable link in a comment about my recent positing discussing abuse survivors' responses to the news that Pope Benedict defrocke... Read more

  The 23 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Father Roy Bourgeois Writes Open Letter to Pope Francis: Heal the Wounds of Wome...

  

  Father Roy Bourgeois, who was defrocked in 2012 for supporting women's ordination, writes an open letter to Pope Francis:Dear Pope Francis, I have been... Read more

  The 23 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Mark Zmuda Story Featured in New York Times: Spotlight Remains on Francis and th...

  

  The firing of Mark Zmuda by Eastside Catholic high school in suburban Seattle (Sammamish, Washington) is in the national news again today with an article about... Read more

  The 23 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Evangelicals Call for Truce in the Culture War

  

  Rev. Samuel RodriguezBy Alan BeanThe basic thrust of the Imago Dei Campaign will not come close to satisfying liberals, but it is an excellent beginning. Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   Alanbean
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• Spotlight on Vatican Now Becomes Spotlight on Francis: A Footnote Re: Betty...

  

  As a footnote to my earlier posting today noting that the spotlight that recently shone on the Vatican at the UN hearing is now on Pope Francis himself, a reade... Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Spotlight on Vatican at Recent U.N. Grilling Now Becomes Spotlight on Francis

  

  After Vatican officials were forced to answer questions last week at the UN about the Vatican's handling of sexual abuse of minor by Catholic religious... Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Virtual Book Tour with Johann Arnold

  

  Today we are pleased to host Pastor Johann Christoph Arnold for a Q A session as he discusses his newest work, Rich in Years: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Lon... Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   Sandwichedboomers
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• Tom Roberts Responds to Michael Sean Winters: The "Narrow Range of Options"...

  

  Tom Roberts's NCR column "Contra MSW" seems me to get it just right. Roberts quickly zeroes in on what is for me the salient point in Michael Sean Winters's sla... Read more

  The 21 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Two Video Discussions of Pope Benedict's Defrocking of 400 Priests Who Had Abuse...

  Two video interviews discussing the AP report that, in 2011 and 2012 Pope Benedict defrocked some 400 priests who has abused children: in the first, Judy... Read more

  The 20 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• AP Reports That Benedict Defrocked 400 Abusive Priests: Vatican Denies Report,...

  Following the recent grilling of Vatican officials by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Nicole Winfield and John Heilprin of AP published a report... Read more

  The 19 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Bishop Accountability Responds to Vatican Claims at U.N. Hearing: "Silence Has...

  

  Bishop Accountability has submitted a letter and report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to assist the committee in its review of the response of... Read more

  The 19 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• 99.91% of Catholic Priests Were Not Defrocked for Sexual Abuse of Children in...

  

  By now you've likely read the headlines or heard the stories... then again, perhaps not... so here ye go: The Vatican defrocked 260 priests for the sexual... Read more

  The 18 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Vatican Grilling by U.N.: Valuable Commentary

  

  There's a wealth of outstanding commentary yesterday and today about the Vatican's grilling by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read more

  The 17 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Culture Matters

  

  And Catholic culture really matters. Br. Gabriel Torretta explains: There are things no one tells you when you convert to Catholicism: that six-year-olds will... Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Another Week, Another Expulsion of a Gay Employee of a Catholic Institution:...

  

  I don't mean to be a downer in posting this piece, but it's impossible to ignore this ongoing story, it seems to me: despite the claims that gay people are bein... Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Vatican Review by U.N. Re: Compliance with the Convention on Rights of the Child...

  

  For those interested in watching the Vatican review by the United Nations today in real time, SNAP has helpfully provided information about links you may use.... Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Pope Francis Continues in News: Jerry Slevin, Sarah Posner, New York Times,...

  

  As the new year goes on, I'm seeing more and more news coverage about news coverage about Pope Francis. All of it fascinating . . . . Read more

  The 15 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• "The Beautiful Pipe Dream of Cool Pope Has Been Fun While It Lasted"

  

  I know Lindy West not.  What I know is that she's put something up at Jezebel decrying the Pope's Catholocity: Oh, Pope Francis. Read more

  The 15 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• "Can a Baby’s Baptism Be Used by God to Convert the Parents?"

  

  Piggybacking on the earlier story of Pope Francis baptizing a child born to parents wed in an "irregular" marriage, The Anchoress weighs in with wisdom... Read more

  The 14 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• A Papal Word to Parents...

  

  ... worthy of musing: During his homily at Sunday Mass Jan. 12 at the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis reminded parents who had brought their infants to be... Read more

  The 13 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• What a Deeper Reading of the Bible Taught Me

  

  It is something people often wonder about the nature of Jesus in Christianity.Some people might go to Sunday Mass because of it.Some other people live their... Read more

  The 12 january 2014 by   Albert Wagner
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• The Rise of the Exorcists in the Catholic Church

  

  Forty years after The Exorcist scared the wits out of cinema audiences around the world, the Roman Catholic Church is training up a new generation of priests... Read more

  The 10 january 2014 by   Stjohnpa
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• Story of Mark Zmuda's Firing by Eastside Catholic in Seattle: End-of-Week Updates

  

  Another-end-of-week retrospective: a number of good articles have appeared this week, reporting on the firing of Mark Zmuda by Eastside Catholic school in... Read more

  The 10 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• As New Year Is Underway, Media Meme Emerging: Is Francis Fever Breaking?

  

  As this first full week of the new year ends, an interesting meme I see emerging in the media: Francis fever may be breaking. At least, a little bit. Read more

  The 10 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Former Irish President Mary McAleese Calls on Catholic Church to Face "Herd of...

  There's considerable discussion at various news sites right now of a lecture that former Irish President Mary McAleese gave to the Royal Society of Edinburgh... Read more

  The 08 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Vatican Spokesperson on Francis and Gays: No "Opening to Gay Couples" with Pope...

  

  I have not referred yet to another remark Pope Francis made (pdf file) in his meeting with some 120 (male) religious superiors last November--the meeting I've... Read more

  The 07 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Eduardo Moises Peñalver on Latest Firing of Gay Catholic Teacher, Mark Zmuda:...

  

  I appreciate the work that Eduardo Moisés Peñalver has been doing at the Commonweal website to invite Catholics of the comfortable center to think (and talk... Read more

  The 07 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Novelist Sue Monk Kidd on Empathy and Seeing World from Bottom Up: Echoes of Pop...

  

  Pope Francis has stated (pdf file),I am convinced of one thing: the great changes in history were realized when reality was seen not from the center but rather... Read more

  The 07 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Mary Hunt on What Worries Her About Francis: "Substantive Structural and...

  

  In a new essay at Religion Dispatches, theologian Mary Hunt discusses three puzzles that she's trying to make sense of as she looks at the Francis phenomenon an... Read more

  The 07 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Lead Serve

  

  For never having been a Catholic, my life has been strangely tied to the Roman Catholic Church. Like many in my diminishing profession, I was raised in a... Read more

  The 07 january 2014 by   Steveawiggins
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• Pope Francis and the Clerical System: Jerry Slevin on Lay Catholics and Making...

  

  Yesterday, I asked about Pope Francis and his reform of the Catholic church: "Will he continue the disastrous decision of his two predecessors to hinge the... Read more

  The 06 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Another Prediction for 2014: Talk of the Dying of Catholicism Even as Lay-Led...

  

  Another prediction I'd be willing to go out onto a limb and make as the new year begins: we will be hearing more in this year about the death of the Catholic... Read more

  The 05 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Pope Francis Speaks of Joy as Leitmotiv of Gospel-Oriented Life, Some Catholics...

  

  And so how does it come to this as 2014 begins, I ask myself? A new pope issues an apostolic exhortation which says that joy is the leitmotiv of the Christian... Read more

  The 05 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• …take the Time

  

  While to many time travel is the stuff of science fiction, there are those out there who’ve dedicated their lives to proving its existence. Still others have... Read more

  The 04 january 2014 by   Zer
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• The Heart and the Home of the New Evangelization

  

  By Roland Millare In the Christmas Season, the Church celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord when the three wise men followed a star from the East. Read more

  The 04 january 2014 by   Stjohnpa
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• Quote for Day: "Biggest Impact of the New Pope on American Politics Will Be...

  

  On new year's eve, I wrote that the super-rich elites who are the handlers of the Republican party and of U.S. Catholic bishops allied with the GOP who are in... Read more

  The 03 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• An Appeal from New Ways Ministry: Write Pope Francis and Ask Him to Stand with...

  

  As a footnote to what I have just published, in which I contrasted Pope Francis's Christmas and new year's silence on the threat gay folks pose to . . .... Read more

  The 03 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• New Year's Omnigatherum: Pope; Catholic Blogs and Hate Speech; 10 Best and...

  

  You know what was nice (and remarkable about) this past Christmas and new year's day? We didn't hear a peep from Pope Francis about how the gays represent a... Read more

  The 03 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• "This Type of Christian (especially Christian Leader) Has Been Missing from the...

  

  To the best of what I've been able to figure out to date, Brandan Robertson is not a Catholic.  Which makes this post even sweeter: I just wanted to take a... Read more

  The 02 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• "In the Last 50 Years the Church Has Probably Lifted More People out of Poverty...

  

  You don't expect to read that sort of thing in the New York Times but... it's there... and more: The statements of Pope Francis have certainly been more spirite... Read more

  The 01 january 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Project for New Year: Jason Berry on Pope Francis and the "Core Question" of...

  

  Jason Berry, "How Pope Francis Took 2013 by Storm," Globalpost:With breathtaking rhetoric, like his powerful statement last month against rising income... Read more

  The 01 january 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• 2013 Top Twelve

  1. Patrice Bergeron’s game-winner for the Bruins against the Maple Leafs—hear the Dave Goucher's call or from the announcers in Finland.2. Writing to Pope... Read more

  The 31 december 2013 by   Jimmydonuts
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• Things That Are Mysterious and Unexplainable

  

  No, I'm not writing about quantum physics, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist or the female mind... I'm talking about this: The country’s two most... Read more

  The 31 december 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• A Prediction for 2014: Increasing Attempts to Undercut Pope Francis's...

  

  The mainstream media love to play the centrist (which is to say, right-wing-in-disguise) game of pretending that Catholic teaching about doctrinal or moral... Read more

  The 31 december 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• The Year Turns: Happy New Year to All, with Hopes That We May Meet One Another...

  

  In previous years as the year turns, I've posted commentary on the turning of the year written by my uncle several generations back, Wilson Richard Bachelor,... Read more

  The 31 december 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• 12 Unbelievable Events That REALLY Happened in 2013

  

  2013 is finally drawing to a close, having paved the way for new beginnings and improvements in 2014. Whilst there have been a lot of profoundly shocking news... Read more

  The 31 december 2013 by   Ethel Merioles
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• Lasesana’s GBU List for Sunday, December 29, 2013

  The Good From Think Progress: Good Morning America Host Comes Out On Facebook From Trehugger: The history of the Etch-A-Sketch as told on an Etch-A-Sketch From... Read more

  The 30 december 2013 by   Lasesana
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• The Guardian Liberty Voice Asks the Prophetic Question: "Could Pope Francis Be...

  

  There is no doubt that Pope Francis is the rock star religious celebrity of the day. His humble attitude, message of tolerance and unity, and his rapport among... Read more

  The 29 december 2013 by   Elizabethprata
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• The 33 Men of 2013

  

  As we reflect on another year gone by, Man of Many has compiled our list of our favourite influencers, entertainers, innovators and inspirational people of... Read more

  The 29 december 2013 by   Manofmany
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• Leaving Rome, I Encounter an Important U.S. Catholic Journalist and Am...

  

  Steve and I are sitting in the Rome airport waiting for our flight to Atlanta. A fascinating experience as we checked in this morning for our flight: we... Read more

  The 28 december 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Mercy Is Not Sentimental

  

  by DONALD DEMARCO The secular world is constantly trying to absorb the Catholic Church into itself. Recent misunderstandings of what Pope Francis has said... Read more

  The 27 december 2013 by   Stjohnpa
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• "The Church is a Rebellion, and Francis is a Son of the Church"

  

  Marc Barnes is explaining how to become more "fully alive and fully ourselves" and how Pope Francis is leading the way: Our dear Pope calls himself a “son of th... Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• The Meaning of a Decent Society (guest Post)

  It's the season to show concern for the less fortunate among us. We should also be concerned about the widening gap between the most fortunate and everyone else. Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Morage
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• A Christmas Wish for America

  

  "Last month Pope Francis asked whether “trickle-down theories, which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in... Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Morage
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• "If He Had the Power to Conduct One Miracle, It Would Be to Heal Suffering...

  

  This Pope Francis message from roughly 3 weeks ago has special meaning to me this morning: During a recent visit to a parish on the outskirts of Rome, Pope... Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Lasesana’s GBU List for Tuesday, December 24, 2013

  The Good From NPR: Pope Francis Preaches Message Of Love At Christmas Eve Mass From Grist: Pollen angels: The E.U.’s ban on bee-killing pesticides begins. Will... Read more

  The 25 december 2013 by   Lasesana
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