Faith

Questioning Faith

Ecumenism began with the beginning Church

Mary Marrocco · January 5, 2024

“The proudest moment in my life,” Tom Sawyer calls it. It’s a comically poignant moment in Mark Twain’s novel when Tom and Huck attend their own funeral.

Pope Francis returns Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to use by contemplative nuns

Cindy Wooden · November 13, 2023

Pope Francis has invited a community of Benedictine nuns from Argentina to move into the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens, renewing the building's purpose as home to a cloistered community of women dedicated to supporting the pope's ministry with their prayer.

No war is worth the loss of even one life, Pope Francis tells peace forum

Cindy Wooden · November 10, 2023

While nations have a right to defend themselves and a responsibility to protect their citizens, "no war is worth the loss of the life of even one human person, a sacred being created in the image and likeness of the Creator," said a papal message to the Paris Peace Forum.

Fear not, the Lord leaves no one behind

Fr. Scott Lewis · November 9, 2023

Wisdom and knowledge are not identical. A person can have a tremendous amount of knowledge and yet be evil or amoral in their use of it. We see examples of this all around us as scientific knowledge is used to kill and destroy. Humanity is awash in information and facts but they are of little help in facing the challenges of life and the needs of the world.