Tag Archives: Roman Catholic Church
There are cool Catholics!: The Critical (and Hip) Faithful
When I ponder the state of my personal faith and the organization of the Church, I often mull over the criticisms of it. Lapsing though I am, I was particularly affected by a comment after an article, when he mentioned … Continue reading
New development in the ongoing Church sex-abuse scandal
Something of a breakthrough. As pointed out in the article, however: The main U.S. victims group, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, said it was easy for Benedict to make promises about taking action to protect children. “Not a single … Continue reading
Filed under Politics/Current Events, Religion/Philosophy
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s”
In the last few weeks, sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests has been shown not to be a peculiarly American phenomenom. Rather, it appears worrisomely widespread in Europe, long a bastion of stable (if not necessarily fervent) Catholicism. Much blame … Continue reading
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Pre-Lenten Preparations
Lent will begin this Ash Wednesday. In the past, I’ve done the requisite “giving-up”: chocolate, soda, fried potatoes, and meat on Fridays when I turned fourteen (with frequent and regretted cheating). Now that I’m older, more contemplative of my religious … Continue reading
Filed under Everyday Life, Religion/Philosophy
On Faith and Doubt
Students, Faith, Catholic Colleges One of the first descriptions I consciously applied to myself was “Catholic.” As a little girl, I distinctly remember believing that everyone who believed in Jesus was Catholic (I’m not kidding; I was shocked when I … Continue reading
Filed under Religion/Philosophy
