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William Critchley-Menor, S.J., is a Jesuit studying at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. You can find his writing on his Substack, From Every Side.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“Throughout the history of the Society, the Jesuits have been key players in astronomy,” said Robert Macke, S.J., a specialist in meteorites who works at the Vatican Observatory in Rome. Jesuit contributions to astronomy are significant enough that 34 craters on the moon and several asteroids are named after them.
FaithNews Analysis
“We have to admit that things move very slowly in the church,” Sharon Holland, I.H.M., told America, “But this is a piece of really good news.”
FaithDispatches
The Midwest Jesuits plan to appeal a decree by Archbishop Thompson of Indianapolis that Brebeuf Jesuit High School is no longer recognized as a Catholic school after the school’s administrators refused to terminate a teacher in a same-sex marriage as requested by the archdiocese.
FaithDispatches
Four years later, various Catholic groups are answering the call from “Laudato Si’” as they try to help people close a gap between the spiritual life and ecological awareness.
FaithNews
The recent Revoice conference was unique in its approach to L.G.B.T. issues within the Christian community.