In my new book, Organizing America, one point I make is that everyone is flawed and we have to work with what we have. One chapter is on Daniel Berrigan, the antiwar priest. Berrigan was of course a hero in so many ways. Few did...
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This is the grave of St. Ursula. The famous St. Ursula is supposedly buried in Cologne. I think this is claiming to be her. This is from the church in.
Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella incontra Papa Francesco This is a big deal in Catholic land. Pope Francis has taken one of the most concrete steps in his efforts.
As always, the Catholic Church is really demonstrating the spirit of Christ: The students at a predominantly Black Catholic middle school in Worcester, Mass., had resoundingly expressed their wishes in January 2021: They wanted Black Lives Matter and Pride flags flown over their place of...
This is the grave of Avery Dulles. Born in 1918 in Auburn, New York, Dulles grew up at the very elite of American society. His father was John Foster Dulles,.
Well this is just fine and dandy: On Friday, as a Food and Drug Administration expert panel recommended approving the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
In this vault are the graves of John O'Connor and Edward Egan, cardinals in the Catholic Church. O'Connor was born in Philadelphia to an Irish Catholic family in 1920. Egan was born in 1932 to another Irish Catholic family, this time in Illinois. Both of...
My main takeaway on Pope Benedict is that while there wasn't much a young German boy could do to avoid Hitler Youth membership, he sure never saw any real need.
It's very interesting to watch American conservatives, including conservative Catholics, freak out over the Pope talking about issues that are not their own. With the pope deemphasizing the fight against.
I'm sure the KGB would like to take credit for liberation theology, planning the world's rebellions against capitalist exploitation from the Kremlin, but no one should take the claim of an ex-KGB agent on this issue seriously at all. Liberation theology is a complex movement...
Welp, this exists. From 1555. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing this is a Protestant attack upon nuns. Time period certainly fits. As much as I hesitate to ever link.
Pope Francis has decided to make Junipero Serra a saint. Serra was a Franciscan in California who founded many of the California missions in the 18th century, effectively making him.