From Catholic News Service the Vatican spokesperson has nbsp responded to Cardinal Barragan s comments about gays nbsp never going to heaven nbsp In response to a report that a Mexican cardinal stated homosexuals will be banished from heaven the Vatican spokesman said people should treat those

Br Guy Consolmagno S J Vatican astronomer and all-around smart scientist explains to Stephen Colbert why the Second Person of the Trinity could be otherworldy in a way somewhat different than well just listen nbsp The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11 30pm 10 30c Gold Frankincense and

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan a nbsp Mexican cardinal and emeritus president of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Health 1996-2009 has said in an interview with Pontifex that homosexuals and transvestites will never enter into the reign of God appealing to St Paul nbsp T rans e omos

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Bruce Springsteen s latest tour just wrapped up and Dave Nantais has the goods on the Boss s performance nbsp Nantais rightly puts his finger on something that many more high-toned critics miss his concerts are fun Some call Bruce Springsteen ldquo The Boss rdquo but on Nov 13 during a pe

The genius of Michael Ford’s new book, Spiritual Masters for All Seasons (paperback, Hidden Spring) is not that it tells the stories and limns the theologies of four great contemporary Catholic spiritual masters—Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Anthony de Mello and John O’Donohue. The

Here is an important nbsp story about which we have heard rumors for the past few days apparently confirmed by National Catholic Reporter nbsp In response to the Apostolic Visitation many women s religious orders are according to NCR nbsp not complying with requests to answer the Vatican ques

Cathy Grossman over at USA Today nbsp isn t so sure about the pre-eminence of that greeting nbsp nbsp We re heading for December when zealous guardians of the Say- Merry Christmas -or-you ll-be-sorry movement will be in their glory defending Christianity from a fictional War on Christmas n

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A good and timely point from Denise Wilkinson the general superior of the Sisters of Providence of St Mary of the Woods St Mother Theodore Guerin s order on the Sisters website here