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January 2021

January 08, 2021

Making a Difference: Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2021 World Day of Peace Message

Francis reminds us that the Catholic social teaching principle of respect for the dignity of...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

What Is Wrong With the Christian Religion?

White supremacists should hate and fear all that the church stands for. Yet look how...

December 22, 2020

Make a Difference: Proclaim “Good News of Great Joy”

By guest writer Tony Magliano The commercialism of Christmas can easily tempt us to...

November 2020

November 26, 2020

The Economy of Francis – Both Saint and Pope

The hungry, homeless, unemployed, underemployed, refugees, and all destitute fellow human beings desperately need, and...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

Facing this Election, We Must Recall the Church’s Teachings on the Dignity and Rights of the Worker

When we talk about "good Catholic" employers, and "good Catholics" schools or universities, we should...

November 2019

November 17, 2019

What Lies At the Root Of the Denial Of “Ecological Sin”?

In the past, repeatedly, experts on ecology have issued dire warnings regarding the effects of...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Is The Ban On Ordination of Women Based On A Heresy?

Are women made in the image of Christ or not? If not, has the whole...

June 2019

June 22, 2019

On the Need for Radical Moral Reform of the Clergy

Their leadership has been exposed in the past century and previous centuries as devoid of...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

Dear Pope Francis: This Kind of Language About Abortion is Not Helping

Once again, Pope Francis has compared having an abortion to “hiring a hitman.” As reported...

May 10, 2019

Women Deacons, Rachel Held Evans, and the Pushback of Patriarchy

Pope Francis’ announcement, a few days ago, that the results of the commission to study...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

The Church Leaders Prioritize Their Own Authority Over Service to the People of God

If the church were to turn out to have been wrong in its teaching, we...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

Conservatives Comment on Sexual Assault: A Curious Inconsistency

I think I needed a little breathing time before writing about this issue without succumbing...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Forgiveness Is Not Enough, When It Comes To Healing For Victims

While “forgiveness” of “sins” might give the perpetrator a clean slate, it does nothing to...

August 28, 2018

A Good Reason for Suspending Judgment on The Accusation Against Francis

On the basis of the evidence of past action, it does not seem to me...

August 22, 2018

Am I My Church’s Keeper? A Laywoman Ponders Her Responsibility

Above all, though, I feel that I have spent my life as a Catholic with...

June 2018

June 04, 2018

Intelligent Catholics Need to Stop Taking Far-Right Reactionaries Seriously

We should regard them as theological equivalents of flat-earthers.

May 2018

May 04, 2018

Catholics Have No Excuses for Justifying Cover-Ups

We have seen clearly what happens when communities and religious organizations cover-up sexual assault.

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Why Supporting Local Agriculture is Pro-Life

We can’t ignore the injustice that’s built into our mass produced food system.

April 22, 2018

About That Church Militant Article Going Around, and That Alumni Letter…

If objecting to racism, sexism, and theological dissent is seen as an “attack” on conservative...

June 2017

June 01, 2017

With the Paris Accord, Listen to our Popes – Not Trump

Why can we not see how our sinfulness mars the very soil on which we...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

but what about all these other pipelines?

I am thrilled to hear that the Army Corps of Engineers has opted to find...

December 01, 2016

I’m glad pope francis hasn’t responded to the cardinals

Marriage, sexuality, family life, and child-raising are all complex matters because of the unique irrepeatable...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

no, pope francis did not condemn christians who voted for trump – but he did express concern for the plight of most vulnerable

In building bridges, we who are relatively secure may face the temptation to build bridges...

November 05, 2016

friends don’t let divorced friends read “the remnant”

This is slander, and bad journalism. I suppose this arises, though, from the same febrile...

November 03, 2016

Catholic Women Have Mary – So What Are We Complaining About?

We don't have Mary. The men have her, neatly fossilized in pink-and-white statues, silent, subdued.

August 2016

August 02, 2016

pope francis establishes “commission of study on the diaconate of women”

If this does not permit the restoration of a female diaconate, perhaps it will open...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

another look at what the pope really said – and a reminder on where to keep our focus

If you have been attending to the discussion over whether or not Pope Francis,...