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Season of Creation from September 1st – October 4th

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Here are the “Top Ten Takeaways from Laudato Si” as summarized by Jesuit James Martin of America Magazine: The spiritual perspective is now part of the discussion on the environment. The poor are disproportionately affected by climate change. Less is more. Catholic social teaching now includes teaching on the environment. Discussions about ecology can be…

Season of Creation Begins Today

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Pope Francis has called for a Season of Creation running each year from September 1 until October 4, the Feast of St. Francis. The Catholic Climate Covenant has many resources that can be used during this time to draw attention to the critical need of our times to care for the earth. One project is called the Catholic Energies…

Go and do likewise: The Good Samaritan and Laudato Si

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“Go and do likewise:” The Good Samaritan and Laudato Si: A Homily On the 15thSunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle C July 14, 2019 “Go and do likewise,” Jesus said at the end of today’s Gospel parable about the Good Samaritan. That means have compassion and act on it for any beaten…

What we learned from Jason Berry

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 REFLECTIONS on May 19, 2019 WEBINAR with Jason Berry                    AUSCP Members and Friends enjoyed a two-hour webinar conversation with author Jason Berry, the first journalist to report on priest abuse back in 1985. He started with a local weekly in Louisiana, on a joint assignment with NCR. In the years…

Clericalism: The Death of Priesthood

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George Wilson, S.J.’s 2008 book addressed the problem of clericalism flagged by Bishop Emile-Josef de Smedt of Bruges, Belgium early on during the Second Vatican Council together with triumphalism and legalism.Clericalism is very much in discussion these days, provoked largely by Pope Francis. In many ways it is his bete…

500 Muslim leaders denounce terrorism

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“The Declaration of Islamabad is a step in the right direction. We need to develop it to improve the image of the country: this is the way forward: government and opposition must work together to legislate on good policies, while civil society, religious communities and all citizens must work together…
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