In an article today in the Vatican Insider, Andrea Tornielli highlights the “normalization” of the status of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in relation to his successor, Pope Francis. Much of what this post says is […]
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Who is My Digital Neighbor? World Communications Day 2014
Yesterday Pope Francis released his message for the 48th World Communications Day, “Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter.” Since 1967, most of these messages (and every one since 1996) have been […]
Another World is Possible: A Call to Action on Economic Inequality
Today, the annual “tradeshow” for the world’s elite begins in the Swiss resort town of Davos. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a “who’s who” of corporate, financial, political and (western) cultural power. Heads of […]
Yes, Mr. O’Reilly, There is a War on Christmas: But It’s Not What You Think
“For me Christmas has always been about this; contemplating the visit of God to his people…Christmas in this time of conflicts is a call from God who gives us this gift. Do we want to […]
Structural Renewal to be a Church of the Poor: 3 Concrete Proposals for Curial Reform
It’s like a dream or a movie. In less than a year, Pope Francis has transformed the dominant discourse around Catholicism from scandal and despair to joy and the evangelical demands in light of poverty […]
The Season of Advent: Cultivating Practices of Waiting
Today is the first Sunday of the Season of Advent. We often talk about Advent as the season of preparation. We are called to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and God’s reign […]
Recasting the New Evangelization Framework in Light of the Poor: Early Highlights and Analysis of Evangellii Gaudium
Recasting the New Evangelization Framework in Light of the Poor: Early Highlights and Analysis of Evangellii Gaudium Evangellii Gaudium, the Joy of the Gospel, will most certainly become an important text to understand Catholic social […]
Should Catholics Believe in Ghosts? A Primer on Good & Evil Spirits, Saints & the Power of Intercessory Prayer
By Christine McCarthy In October 2001, on a crisp and clear evening, my fellow Boston College freshmen housemates took a twilight stroll through Brighton’s Evergreen Cemetery, a shortcut from our off-campus dorm to McGuinn Hall. […]
Dare to Hope: Will Pope Francis help bring peace to the Holy Land?
Today, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in a private audience at the Vatican—just a week before the scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The visit of these two leaders coincides with […]
Praying for Our Enemies and the Pope’s Interview
I use the word “enemies” here not in the sense of any stable sort of relationship, but rather to signify those relationships of contention that have developed between members and factions within the Church. I […]
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