Posts Tagged ‘Pope Francis’
Hope From The Pope: Making A Truth-Filled Mess, Judgement Free
As I sit at my gate waiting for the flight to the US at the end of a transformative week at World Youth Day in Rio, I have been reflecting on the various messages we have received from the pope: live your truth, make a mess, and who am I to judge. This week has…
Read More‘Gay Lobby’ at the Vatican—Really?
A “gay lobby” at the Vatican? My first reaction to the leaking of the words of Pope Francis was, “If this Vatican ‘gay lobby’ is supposed to be working for me and the LGBT movement, we ought to fire them immediately!” As a graduate of a Roman Catholic seminary and an admirer of progressive Catholic…
Read MoreGod Of The Whirlwind: Confronting Chaos From The Margins
In seminary, I took a whole class on the Book of Job. It was taught by one of my favorite professors, who happens to be the expert on the subject, and what I remember most from our studies is how Job’s afflictions introduced him to the reality of chaos in the world. Once a respected…
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