As a few U.S. dioceses restrict access to the precious blood, they are promoting a "newer vision of Catholicism in which restriction of the fuller sign of the Eucharist has come to signify holiness," Karen E. Park writes.
On today's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Colleen Kelly, who cofounded September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows following the death of her brother on 9/11.
People love to love nuns. Why is it that nuns playing frisbee, or holding protest signs, or simply the imagery of a woman in a veil is so captivating to media consumers, even those who aren't religious?
That water is a symbol of healing and renewal makes a lot of sense. Most of our human bodies are made up of water, and all other creatures also require water for survival. But we humans can take water for granted.
"After 25 years, our grief has not been eased or vindicated by years of war, or the unbounded, blasphemous increase in military spending," Bishop John Stowe and Charlene Howard write.
One of the most important things in the life of a human being is to be seen, to be recognized, to know that someone else knows we exist. And perhaps the same is true of a nation.
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts University of Notre Dame professor Todd Walatka, author of Words of Life: The Preaching of Saint Oscar Romero.
