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"... the future of the church will come about by having faith and discerning where the Holy Spirit wants us to go." Yes and thank you. Where and is there a necessary groundswell of people agreeing with this statement in such a critical time as this?
Gallup-ing Out of the Church?
The Easter season is traditionally a joyful time for Catholics both because it commemorates the most important mystery of our faith and because the Easter Vigil and its liturgy of baptism welcomes many new Catholics to the fold. There was particular joy this year for many who were able to celebr...
"A synodal church is a messy church—more committed to dialogue than judgment; more involved in the joy of grace than defining the limits of grace;..."
Thank you for this encouraging article. Reading it gives me hope with the realization that there are still some theologians will willing to speak up.
A Church of Grace
He is Risen! The most powerful Christian proclamation: the triumph of Love over sin; the victory of Life over death. This overwhelming proclamation of the Good News, although celebrated at this time, too often takes second place to our predilection to focus on sin and judgment. The result is a C...
"The curse of clericalism – a phrase employed by bishops and popes alike – can only really be extirpated when there is institutional will to do so. Dr. Kenny is wondering why we are still waiting. So am I."
Thank you for writing this article. I wish it could be distributed more widely.
The Curse of Clericalism
In just one week in January, it seemed as if all the grief and shame was unleashed again. Every media outlet was covering one story after another about the Catholic Church and the cumulative effect was dispiriting and demoralizing. There was the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, which dec...
People who are RC and who want to remain RC have had to leave "the Church" because of this back-and-forth debate about their personhood. What is being said today is not any different than pre-Vatican theological positions and is a source of hideous emotional torture which can and does lead to suicide over these many decades. When and how can it stop? Perhaps it never will and the best answer, if one wants to remain a sane "Christian" is to leave "The Church" and join another more welcoming and life-affirming church and "theology".
For some, it has been too long and too hard to hang in when one’s personal life continues to be discussed from birth to death, as they continue to try to be "faithful" - is that the word? or should it be instead, continuing to live as an oppressed, discriminated against, ostracised, disordered, on the margins, as a very confused victim?
“God Can’t Bless Sin,”—True but …
The Vatican’s declaration that priests may not bless same-sex unions is not surprising. What is deplorable is the explanation that this cannot happen because “God can’t bless sin.” It does make you wonder what Rome sees when it sees a same-sex couple. Like heterosexual couples, the distinguishin...
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