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Trump calls D.E.I. ‘immoral.’ Catholic teaching disagrees.
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (479+ words) When President Donald J. Trump calls an entire community "garbage" and tells them to "go back to where they came from'as he did with Somali Americans at the beginning of Decemberhe reveals the spirit animating his administration's approach to diversity, equity…...
Pro-choice politicians, Catholic teaching and the lessons we still can’t learn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) The church had a fight over an award. But did anyone learn anything? So now that we are past the immediate controversy, has anything of substance actually changed?" I would answer "No." We are mostly back to the status quo…...
Cardinal Cupich, Sen. Durbin and Pope Leo’s pro-life comments, explained
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) This week on "Jesuitical," Ashley and Zac speak with Sam Sawyer, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Magazine, to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision to present Senator Dick Durbin with a "lifetime achievement award" for…...
Sen. Durbin declines lifetime achievement award after backlash for pro-choice position
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) (OSV News) " Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has decided not to receive a "Lifetime Achievement Award," scheduled to be presented in November at the archdiocese's "Keep Hope Alive" celebration, according to a statement by Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich Sept. 30. The award,…...
Interview: Should Catholics adopt frozen embryos? Church teaching is still up for debate.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) Charlie Camosy: Can you give us a brief history of the Catholic debate over embryo adoption? Kent J. Lasnoski: 1978 saw the first birth of a child conceived "in vitro," and surprisingly the Catholic magisterium wrote definitively in less than 10 years on…...
Review: The spiritual exercises of liberalism
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (881+ words) In 'Liberalism as a Way of Life,' Alexandre Lefebvre argues that for secular people, liberalism, if practiced intentionally, can be the grace they are seeking in their ordinary lives. Review: The spiritual exercises of liberalism If you've ever felt that…...
Vatican: Pro-life movement needs new approach
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (740+ words) The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has published a pastoral framework to help dioceses strengthen and promote the pastoral care of human life. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has published a pastoral…...