Catholics devote the entire month of May to Mary. In the West, May is a most beautiful time of year when new life appears everywhere, bursting forth at unexpected speed. So it’s only fitting to dedicate this month to the woman who gave new life to the world. To read the rest of the article, […]
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Pope Francis offers the preface to a new book, entitled Conversation in the Spirit – The art of discernment and the practice of synodality, by Jesuit Fathers Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves and Óscar Martín López, which is published by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) on April 30, as reported in vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-04/pope-francis-pens-preface-of-book-on-conversation-in-the-spirit.html. Below is Pope Francis’
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The Global Catholic Climate Movement came into being following and building on the groundbreaking 2014 letter from Bishops from four continents, particularly the Global South, that called for an end to the use of fossil fuels and keeping temperature rise below 1.5 C, an even stiffer bar than the 2-degree target climate scientists had pointed
Obstructing and thwarting the synodal process, perhaps taming it into a light version by reiterating that the laity are called to be “collaborators” and not “co-responsible,” would be like decanting new wine into old wineskins (cf. Mk. 2:22). Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J. 2023 address to the Third Latin American and Caribbean Congress on the Social
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26 April 2024 Spirit Unbounded speaker Dr. Maria Exall will be presenting next month at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice on Thursday 16 May – 5pm in the Aula, Blackfriars Hall. There is a pressing need to address the lack of dignity and respect in the current world of work. Issues of low pay,
My grandmother was a surprising person. She received an MBE for helping young Kenyan women in the 1950s and 1960s; became an ardent campaigner for recycling 35 years before it became compulsory in the UK; and mastered a crude, early word processor to write her last book, at the age of 81. To read the
Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has opened up about her faith and hopes for the future of the Catholic Church at a special event at Mary Immaculate College. President McAleese was discussing ‘On Being A Catholic’ at the invitation of the Irish Institute for Catholic Studies (IICS) at MIC in front of an audience
“She’s been seen turning cartwheels!”“What? in her habit!?”“How do you do that?”“How do you know?”“S’Mary Peter saw her.”“She told you?”“She told S’Mary Paul,’ Karen said. We nodded. Everyone knew Karen was a favourite of Sr Mary Paul.”“Sr Mary Peter said she didn’t even seem to notice she’d done a cartwheel.” To read the rest of
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We hear from Nate Tinner-Williams, Co-Founder and Editor of Black Catholic Messenger and Nigerian Jesuit priest Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and one of several Black synod delegates, who spoke earlier this month. First, a transcription of Nate Tinner-Williams’ opening of the Spirit Unbounded event parallel to
Oligarchic control here, oligarchy there, and insights for us as well as the larger whole, from The Guardian. “A top-down approach puts its faith in the persuasive abilities of a tiny few, and denies the fact that politics is a power struggle – and that engaging and organising more people gives your position more leverage.“