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We don't need to fight to earn God's love - it is given to us
… waiting to be gracious to us, we would turn to God and be open and that love of God would flood over us. But then, if we can bring ourselves to do this, be open, waiting for God to be …
The unfailing hope of progressive Catholics
… Argentina? Amazing. A Jesuit? Yes! Chose the name Francis? Now we're talking. And then like a flood came the other news. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- now Pope Francis -- once described … did you expect?" she wrote. As I scrolled through my Facebook feed and email reactions came flooding in from fellow progressive Catholics, I noticed I wasn't alone in my (perhaps foolhardy) …
United Nations to resume arms trade treaty talks
… Treaty represents yet another round in a crucial fight over the massive supply of weapons flooding the world. The treaty's many backers -- a broad-based coalition of human rights groups, …
Governance in the Legacy of Vatican Council II
… to mind the words of Shakespeare: There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in …
Following Jesus' way during Lent transfigures our bodies, spirits for Easter
… His family runs a medical clinic for refugees. When Christian villagers fret about the flood of Sunni Muslims, he replies that welcoming them is, 'The real Christianity.' " That's the …
With Benedict's resignation, what is unsaid in sisters' case looms large
… at least in the short term. It revived pride in the sisters’ renewal mission and unleashed a flood of gratitude from Catholic beneficiaries of their service. The size and strength of that …
US House passes bill to help storm-ravaged houses of worship rebuild
… the analysis concluded. In October 2012, the super-storm Hurricane Sandy knocked out power and flooded large portions of the New Jersey-New York coast, toppling trees and destroying many homes …
Going on a 'carbon fast' for Lent
… science" on this subject, citing the increasing frequency of heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms in a period when 12 of the hottest years on record have come in the last 15 …
Rigging Elections
… Leader Harry Reid comes from a state, Nevada, that likes its guns. If guns continue to flood the streets of Chicago, or Camden, or Los Angeles, it won’t affect his re-election …
Rohr's Living School: rescuing and teaching the Christian mystical traditions
… CAC's courtyard an hour earlier had transformed into something resembling a pond. "Ah, they're flooding!" Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr says to me with delight as we emerge from our interview. … for irrigation. "Throughout the growing season, 'ditch masters' will open up the gates and flood neighborhoods, especially in the south valley, which historically has been mostly … of thought where both the teachers and the CAC staff are not unlike the ditch masters who have flooded the land in and around the CAC for centuries. Like those who manage the Rio Grande's …
Student task force transforms New Jersey park with Franciscan's help
… president of the student council, said the city is currently doing some work to alleviate a flooding problem. But the task force, affiliated with the larger Camden Churches Organized for …