Wisdom Wednesdays

Wisdom Wednesday | September 22nd

We begin our view of the church in the world with information about the synodal process and other church news. The Season of Creation continues and we offer a selection of articles and webinars to get involved. We examine the role of women and girls in the church – and the world – and acknowledge that we still have a long way to go.

We pray, as Saint Paul prayed for the Ephesians, that you may receive “a spirit of wisdom and revelation.” Visit with us each Wednesday as we seek the wisdom of many witnesses to the whirl of faith, culture and politics. May God be with us!

Featured Posts

On the Road to Sainthood: Leaders of African Descent

16 Feb at 8:43 pm

From: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

A Call to Care for Creation

16 Feb at 8:41 pm

From: Catholic Climate Covenant

Catholics Against Capital Punishment (CACP)

2 Feb at 5:12 pm

From: Catholic Mobilizing Network

The Parish Evaluation Project

2 Feb at 4:46 pm

AUSCP Wisdom Wednesday Resource Collection – Updated Weekly

21 Sep at 3:14 pm

Wisdom Wednesday | September 22nd

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Highlighted Articles This Week

SpaceX capsule returns four civilians from orbit, capping off first tourism mission

From: CNN

SpaceX shows off its huge dome window on Dragon for private Inspiration4 spaceflight

From: Space.com

Pope to Rome’s faithful: Synodality expresses the nature of the Church

From: Vatican News

The “synodal process” is supposed to begin next month: is anything happening?

From: La Croix

First of its kind assembly to address future of Latin American Catholic Church

Church must ‘step out of the past’ says Archbishop

From: The Tablet

At Home in Creation: God is as close as your next breath

From: EarthBeat

What the Catholic Church teaches on asylum and migration

From: Catholic Outlook

Where is God in times of pandemic? Ezekiel and the God in exile – PART ONE

From: Catholic Outlook

The Temptation of Euthanasia

From: Catholic Outlook

Mission in Asia: Eight narrative essays

From: La Civiltà Cattolica

Green Pass required for access into Vatican from 1 October

From: Vatican News

It’s been 50 years since most Jesuit colleges went co-ed. But have they truly embraced their female students?

Women are rising to new heights at the Vatican. Could they change the church forever?

Honoring a female Vatican “icon”

From: La Croix

What future for the girl child?

From: La Croix

Our Catholic faith demands that we confront Islamophobia

From: U.S. Catholic

Monday Starter: Sisters support latest iteration of election reform bill

From: Global Sisters Report

Texas death row case: Supreme Court grapples with prayer, touch in execution chamber

From: Yahoo! News

Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions

Base booster or blasphemy? Bible-quoting pro-Trump billboard raises eyebrows in Georgia

At the Table of the Lord

From: La Croix

Contrary to traditionalist claims, many Catholics are fleeing Latin Mass parishes

Can the Catholic Church Free Itself from Clericalism

From: Catholic Organizations for Renewal

14 Sep at 4:03 pm

Wisdom Wednesday | September 15th

What wisdom have we learned over the two decades since 9/11? Pope Francis might not be pope, say some observers. And Muslim Americans are “still trying to figure out who we are” according to a researcher preparing a new documentary. There’s a lot to be said about 9/11 but we lead today with a report on National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins each year on Sept. 15.

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Highlighted Articles This Week

Climate Wise, Are We Spiritually Deaf?

About National Hispanic Heritage Month

Would Francis have become pope if 9/11 hadn’t happened?

How Sept. 11 inadvertently paved the way for the future election of Pope Francis

From: La Croix

A gay saint? L.G.B.T. groups are pushing for 9/11 hero Father Mychal Judge’s canonization

9/11 became a catalyst for interfaith relations and cooperation

“We’re still figuring out who we are”: 20 years after 9/11, journalist Noor Tagouri is deconstructing the Muslim American story

From: Vanity Fair

An animated film to chronicle life of ‘Sikh Captain America’ in aftermath of 9/11

For New York celebrity priest, 9/11 closure will come with tolerance for ‘every path to God’

Pope Francis seeks to set misunderstanding with Jews aside during papal trip

A mask mandate showdown in Cobb County school board pits ‘faith’ against ‘fear’

Editorial: Global vaccine equity is a matter of life and death, for all of us

Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

From: Pew Research Center

Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities

Evangelical Lutheran church installs 1st transgender bishop

Bishop John Shelby Spong, firebrand who championed LGBTQ inclusion, has died

Father Greg Boyle is becoming a mystic with the help of former gang members

Faith groups press Congress to pass $3.5T bill as political, moral imperative for climate action

From: EarthBeat

1 Sep at 8:00 am

Wisdom Wednesday | September 1st

Labor Day next week gives us the opportunity to reflect on work, wages, and social justice. Our search for wisdom this week also examines the importance of human touch – drawn from a most unusual request made in advance of a death penalty execution scheduled next week.

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Highlighted Articles This Week

US Bishops urge Catholics to form an ‘ecological conscience’

From: Vatican News

U.S. bishops lament continued poverty, gender inequality in Labor Day statement

Interview: Cesar Chavez’s lawyer on the faith and nonviolence that led to the best labor law in the country

Biden recommits to battling antisemitism in Rosh Hashanah call with rabbis

From: The Forward

Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias

Saint Phoebe and a tale of two deacons

From: The Tablet

Pope Francis is preparing a radical reform of the church’s power structures

A closer look at synodality and its promise for a more inclusive church

Is the Church “iredeemably flawed”?

From: La Croix

We owe it to clerical abuse survivors to read the whole story

From: U.S. Catholic

The Bishops, the Eucharist, and Abortion

From: La Croix

Let women preach in the churches, synod told

From: The Tablet

Review: Aretha Franklin and RESPECT

From: The Tablet

This New Testament translation honors the traditions of Native peoples

From: U.S. Catholic

JustFaith 20th Anniversary Celebration

From: JustFaithMinistries

1 Sep at 8:00 am

Wisdom Wednesday | September 1st

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Highlighted Articles This Week

Picayune church wall crumbles in wake of Hurricane Ida

From: WLOX

Catholic church in New Orleans is emergency shelter during Hurricane Ida

From: Florida Catholic

Most Americans favor welcoming immigrants. Why don’t Christians?

How to help Afghans arriving in the US after fleeing the Taliban

Afghanistan’s religious minorities live in fear of the Taliban, brace for persecution

From: NBC News

Pope replaces Australian bishop in alleged misconduct probe

Lawsuits identify 230 priests as molesters, including 8 of WNY’s most-accused abusers

From: The Buffalo News

United Methodist leaders urge churches to end Boy Scout charters for now

On Death Row in Texas, a Last Request: A Prayer and ‘Human Contact’

From: The New York Times

US won’t seek death penalty in California synagogue shooting

Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas will not issue religious exemptions for Covid-19 vaccine

From: CNN

Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members

Cardinal to begin rehabilitation after contracting COVID-19

COVID-19 is exposing deadly gaps in global public health

From: News Decoder

Most White Americans who regularly attend worship services voted for Trump in 2020

From: Pew Research Center

New book ‘God’s Diplomats’ unveils the secret history of Vatican diplomacy

What is Wicca? An expert on modern witchcraft explains