All posts tagged "pope francis"
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Francis the Evangelist
I wanted to speak to Pope Francis last week when I encountered the phrase ''openness to the transcendent'' in his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The...
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Holiday Blue Notes
The holidays are approaching, but events are making it hard to get in the festive spirit. Not only is a friend spamming me with polls...
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A Pox on Purity
In political advocacy, as in statecraft, purity is a luxury an effective practitioner cannot afford. The tea party's aggressive push for ideological purity has yielded...
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Is the Pope Catholic?
I am grateful to have a pope who does not remind me of Emperor Palpatine. This does not exhaust my hopes for the papacy, but we're...
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New Ways Ministry welcomes pope’s comments on gay clergy
“Even if doesn’t drop the sin language, this is still a major step forward, and one that can pave the way for further...
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Seeing the Light
In January 1959, only three months into his pontificate, John XXIII called for the convening of Vatican II, which actually opened in October of 1962...
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Dignity’s gay Catholics respond to Pope Francis’ past rhetoric with hope
Daniel Barutta, the President of Dignity/Washington, went on WUSA-9 to speak about the choice of Cardinal Bergoglio to be the new leader of the world’s...
