Key insight from Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton
From Matt Fox, 12/7/19 Dorothy Day speaks of love as “a harsh and dreadful thing” when she writes: We are not expecting utopia here on this earth. But God meant…
Re-dedication ceremony honoring Lakota Sioux holy man and Catholic catechist, Black Elk, as well as the newly restored mosaic on the Tower of the Four Winds, depicting Black Elk’s vision
The following talk was given by John Thomsen on October 5, 2019 at a re-dedication ceremony which honored the Lakota Sioux holy man and Catholic catechist, Black Elk, as well…
Youth in Vatican to Help Deliver ‘a participatory and co-responsible church’
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has set up a specialized team of young Catholic leaders as advisers. The advisory body was created following a proposal at the…
Three members of indigenous peoples were appointed by the Pope to the “Special Council” of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon
NOVEMBER 23, 2019 17:54ZENIT STAFFSYNOD OF THE AMAZON The Secretariat General of the Synod of Bishops announced November 23, 2019, that three members of indigenous peoples were appointed by the Pope…
USCCB ‘ghosts from another era’
By FutureChurch, Nov 2019 As the camera spans the body that is called the U.S. Bishops on the first day of the General Assembly, I get the distinct feeling that…
Lessons from Old Art: The Harrowing of Hell and Liberation for All
Icons picture the Risen Christ standing astride the darkness and the tombs, pulling souls out of hell. Chains and locks fly in all directions. This is good news that’s worthy…
Overcoming judgmentalism and clericalism, “a cultural pattern in parish life that permits the mistreatment of lay men and women and excuses words and actions that have no place within a Christian community. It distorts effective patterns of decision making in ecclesial communities at all levels”
“If we are to build a more welcoming church in the United States, the searing issue of judgmentalism must be faced. There is no sin that Jesus condemns in the…
Editorial: Money shapes the US Catholic narrative
Oct 25, 2019 by NCR Editorial Staff, Accountability For more Editorial cartoons, click here. The Catholic Church in the United States is for sale. In quiet investments over a period of decades, wealthy…
