Monthly Archives: December 2020

Wise Words for this Year’s End…

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne – ViaMedia News by the Right Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:“Give me a … Continue reading

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A look back at 2020 in U.S. politics – N.C.R.

Dec 28, 2020by Michael Sean Winters – NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER (NCR) President-elect Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, Dec. 21. (CNS/Reuters/Leah Millis) Looking back at the year in politics, the dominant theme was the … Continue reading

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TRUMP and his abortive collusion with the Religious Right

The religious right’s allegiance to Trump may cost them a price too high to pay Now that it’s essentially an arm of the Republican Party, the religious right may have a hard time keeping younger believers & recruiting new members … Continue reading

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Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people

More than 370 sign declaration demanding ban on conversion practices before UK conference Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, sent a message of ‘heartfelt encouragement’. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/PA ImagesHarriet Sherwood@harrietsherwoodWed 16 Dec 2020 00.01 GMT Senior faith leaders from around … Continue reading

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G.P.S. and GOD

Food for Faith, by Fr John O’Conner – 15 Dec 2020 GPS & God Since this Food For Faith website began ten years ago I have written more than two thousand reflections, some fairly heavy and even a bit unhelpfully … Continue reading

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Barriers Broken in TEC Episcopal Election

Paula Clark elected 13th bishop of ChicagoPosted 7 hours ago The Rev. Paula Clark. Photo courtesy Diocese of Chicago [Diocese of Chicago] The Rev. Paula E. Clark was elected on Dec. 12 to be the thirteenth bishop of the Diocese of … Continue reading

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The barriers to listening need to be broken down

Church Times – 11 DECEMBER 2020 The Living in Love and Faith process will work only if Anglicans pay attention to the stories of real people, not sectional viewpoints, says Susan Gilchrist THE results of the Church of England’s Living in Love … Continue reading

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Joe Biden will restore U.S. commitment to Climate Change

Biden administration’s climate agenda reflects spirit of Laudato Si’ Dec 9, 2020by Daniel P. Horan – National Catholic Reporter – Students from Catholic schools in the Washington Archdiocese stand outside St. Patrick’s Church in Washington Sept. 20, 2019, where about 200 … Continue reading

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Roman Catholic ethicists question the Church’s attitude to non-binarysexual identity.

The Catholic Church must listen to transgender and intersex people Male-female binary leads to discrimination and bullying Dec 1, 2020 by Michael G. Lawler, Todd A. Salzman – N.C.R. (Dreamstime/Vchalup) When Pharisees complained that Jesus received sinners and ate with them, he … Continue reading

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