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Book Review: A Girlhood Letter to my Transgender Daughter By Carolyn Hays

This book is first and foremost about Love love for a child (their fourth child) who the parents realized at an early age identified as a gender that did not match her gender assigned at birth

Breath of the Spirit: What Would Jesus Have Us Do in Response to the Death of Tyre Nichols?

This weeks reflection asks us to apply the principles of Jesus moral vision to our own lives in light of the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police This exposes the fluffy feelgood approach to Christianity as insufficient We are reminded

Breath of the Spirit: The Light That Comes from Within

Todays reflection combines traditional mysticism and contemporary physics to remind us that the Scriptural call for us to be light to the world is not just metaphor but metaphysics both symbolic and literal truth In so doing this reflection challen

Detroit Based LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Group Lauds Pope's Statement That Being Gay is Not a Crime

With Dignity As president of Families With Dignity (FWD) a group that works for acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people in the Catholic Church Linda KarleNelson welcomed this weeks statement by Pope Francis that being homosexual is not a crime The Pope was res

Breath of the Spirit: I Want to Be More Love in my Heart

While the Commandments speak of behaviors the Beatitudes speak of dispositions Matthew seems to set up Jesus most famous sermon as the internalization of the Divine law But keeping the law in our hearts still leads to certain behaviors although perha

LGBTQIA+ Catholic Group Applauds Pope Francis Saying Being Gay is Not a Crime Says Statement Could Improve Global Condition of Queer People

The worlds oldest Catholic group advocating for LGBTQIA+ equality is celebrating Pope Francis statement that being homosexual isnt a crime in an interview with the Associated Press says this welcome change in the Vaticans position could vastly improv

Breath of the Spirit: When Do You Answer Your Phone? And Other Questions of Discipleship

The call of Jesus first disciples often challenges us to ask how we have responded to this invitation Todays reflection asks a preceding question Have I come to know the One who calls? Further do others at least implicitly come to know that same

Breath of the Spirit: An Abiding and Indwelling Love

Todays reflection connects Jesuss baptism with the mission and legacy of Dr Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King The indwelling of the Divine in Jesus as proclaimed at his baptism applies to us as a gift and a challenge Gods spirit remains in us not

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