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LGBTQ+ Dreams By Some In Today’s American Catholic Church
LGBTQ+ Dreams By Some In Today’s American Catholic Church

(OPINION) Referring to the “wedding banquet at Cana,” when Jesus turned water into wine, the Jesuit theologian called for a changed church in which “people of all races, genders and sexualities rejoice at the presence of love” and a world in which “spiritual wounds will be healed, where faith-based violence will be no more, where fear and intolerance are relics of history.”

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Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, Conflict, North America, Opinion, SexualityTerry MattinglyAdah Unachukwu, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, Terry Mattingly, Father Bryan Massingale, Ignatian Q Conference, Fordham University, Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, Vatican's global Synod on SynodalityComment
Remembering Father O’Hare: How a visionary jesuit changed New York City forever
Remembering Father O’Hare: How a visionary jesuit changed New York City forever

(OPINION) American Catholicism lost one of its giants following the death of 89-year-old Joseph O’Hare, a Jesuit priest who served as president of Fordham University for nearly two decades as well as the editor of America magazine.

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Analysis, Culture, North America, Opinion, Politics, ReligionClemente LisiClemente Lisi, Fordham University, jesuit, Joseph O'Hare, New York, catholicism, Catholic Church, religion, academia, politics, coronavirus new york, Christianity, Primary Feature, primary feature, JesuitComment
As climate change worsens, pastoral counselors talk hope
As climate change worsens, pastoral counselors talk hope

With the future obscured by unprecedented uncertainty — or the certainty that things will get much worse — what approach is best for counseling from a faith perspective?

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News, North AmericaMicah DanneyFordham University, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, Ryan LaMothe, Mary Beth Werdel, pastoral care, mental health, climate change, trauma, capitalism, nationalism, patriotism, imperialism, Christianity, climate, secondary feature, secondary featuree, Secondary feature, Secondary Feature, Micah Danney, Climate Change, Judeo-ChristiansComment
(Who is Alex Trebek?) Game show host with cancer touts prayer, but faith story is complicated
(Who is Alex Trebek?) Game show host with cancer touts prayer, but faith story is complicated

(OPINION) “Weekend Plug-In” is a column by veteran religion writer Bobby Ross Jr. Look every Friday for analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith. This week: Longtime “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek has touted the value of prayer in his cancer fight, but details about his specific faith are complicated.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, The State of Journalism, Film & TV, Politics, Opinion, CultureBobby Ross Jr.Alex Trebek, Jeopardy, Thomas Kidd, EVANGELICALS, apocalypse, The Washington Post, Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Islamic State, Los Angeles Times, Fordham University, Roman Catholic Church, The Tennessean, Holly Meyer, George Schroeder, Southern Baptist Convention, Primary Feature, primary feature, Islam, ChristianityComment