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My Father Gives Me Bread: What the LGBTQ+ community needs from the Church
Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If …
Year: 2024
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The fascinating, free, and faithful Saint Francis of Assisi
Why do so many Catholics—both those who practice their faith and those who don’t—have statues of Saint Francis of Assisi in their yards? Why would Francis’ hometown of Assisi be …
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Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, Religious Reading 1 Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5 The LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said: Have you ever in …
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Catholics Behaving Badly: Questionable defenses and double papal standards
It’s time for another installment of Michael Sean Winters’ long-running feature, Catholics Behaving Badly. This time, the regrettable examples come from the Denver Archdiocese and Raymond Arroyo’s show on EWTN.
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Undeterred by Vatican official’s comments, women aspire to diaconate
A group of men and women gathered at a chapel near the Vatican, confidently praying that the church would restore the female diaconate Oct. 3, the day after synod participants …
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How German Catholics are struggling with rising right-wing extremism
Many in Germany, including Catholic leaders, have spoken up against the rise of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD. The party recently won around 30% of votes in …
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The trouble is us
“Nine years into the madness of Donald Trump, it may be time to admit: The trouble is us,” writes Steven P. Millies.
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Your letters: Vance on ‘family’; the diaconate and religious freedom
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage and commentary on JD Vance’s invocation of family, the future of the diaconate and religious freedom in the United States.
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Evangelium Vitae and the culture of death today
As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of St. John Paul II’s landmark encyclical Evangelium Vitae, it is instructive to reflect on the current breadth and depth of the culture of death …
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Analysis: This week at the Synod on Synodality — revolution or much ado about nothing?
Archbishop of Barcelona and the president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain, Cardinal Juan José Omella y Omella, arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for a penitential service for the Synod …