August 23, 2018
Pope Francis: Fix the Clergy Sex-Abuse Crisis Now
Dear Pope Francis: I write about how the Catholic Church responds to clerical sexual abuse and the bishops or superiors who have enabled it.
Young Hispanics and the US Church
The V Encuentro process aims to reawaken the faith and gifts of Hispanic Catholics in the United States.
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Combating Fear with Faith
We live in a time when young people see, with alarming frequency, peers and loved ones ending their own lives because of forces that convinced them that their lives weren't worth living. In fact, as of 2018, suicide is the ...
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Francis and Clare Go to College
Students, staff, and faculty at 24 Franciscan colleges and universities in the United States are growing through pilgrimages, classes, and community service.
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A Faith Shaken
I have trust issues. Not with everyone. No, my trust issues are with the Catholic Church. I know that may seem odd considering that I work for a Catholic organization, but let me explain.
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The Seven Unities
Ephesians 4:4–6 speaks of those Christians as needing a unity in body, spirit, hope, Lord, faith, Baptism, and God. A note in the New American Bible identifies these seven unities as the basis, in reverse order, for later creeds. What ...
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Marking the Spot Where Jesus Died
Shouldn't this spot where Jesus died be marked by a miraculous "glow " as a sacred site having wondrous properties? Why is the spot where Our Lady of Lourdes appeared marked with more precision than the spot where Jesus died?
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