The Oak Tree
There’s a great temptation to think that the goal of any and all true renewal in the Church should be to return to the exact life and practice of the early Church. Even movements within the Catholic Church have … Continue reading The Oak Tree
Are married priests on the way?
From: By: Sandro Magister ROME, September 21, 2016 – Pope Francis received in audience a few days ago the Brazilian cardinal Cláudio Hummes, accompanied by the archbishop of Natal, Jaime Vieira Rocha. Hummes, 82, former archbishop of São Paulo and prefect of the Vatican congregation for the clergy, is today the president both of the commission for the Amazon of the episcopal conference of Brazil and of the Pan-Amazonian Network that joins together 25 cardinals and bishops of the surrounding countryside, in addition to indigenous representatives of different local ethnicities. And in this capacity he [Hummes] supports, among others, the … Continue reading Are married priests on the way?
Trials and Tribulations
If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer trials and tribulations? This question ceased to be just an interesting intellectual puzzle for me after the tragic death of my son a few years ago. In the aftermath … Continue reading Trials and Tribulations