Isn’t abortion, by its very nature, the killing of the innocent?
“To be Christian is to do what Jesus did — serve.” — Pope Francis
“The Vatican has nearly a dozen separate communication outlets and offices, many of which operate independently of one another.” This makes no sense in the era of hyperconnected social networks.
“The most effective witness to the blessing of marriage is the good life of Christian spouses and their families. There is no better way to communicate the beauty of the sacrament.”
Pope Francis to newly ordained priests: no boring homilies!
Remember when doctors used to make house calls? Those days may be coming back.
“…we may be reading the books we want to read, not just the books that we think others want us to read.”
“Using big data and artificial intelligence algorithms…the biotech firm aims to isolate the root causes of many diseases, including cancer, and develop tailor-made treatment options for patients.”
Many Canadians remain “spiritual” but are no longer religious.
“In an unquestionably patriarchal society, Christ first appears to a woman to reveal the most important news in human history: death has been conquered.”
Perhaps the most radical Christian belief is a belief in the equal and innate dignity and worth of every single person. It subverts every cultural, historical, and biological form of unjust prejudice. St. Paul articulates it clearly in saying, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Of course, the history of prejudice and inequality, of dehumanization and depersonalization is long and ugly, and the struggle in our culture and within our faith to accept this belief and translate it fully into just practices persists to this day.
But today’s Gospel shows that this mission, so integral to building the kingdom of God, so radical and subversive, has been with the Church since the beginning. St. Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the apostles, who remains courageous and faithful during the Passion…
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