Beloved Inclusive Catholic Community
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This is a community of Roman Catholic believers dedicated to full inclusion of all who come seeking to belong, to worship, to serve and be fed. We are progressive in nature and strive to model a church that is void of the patriarchy and power dynamics.
Pope Leo has called on Catholic communicators to promote digital tools and strategies inspired by the pursuit of truth and respect for human dignity. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: Digital communication must serve truth and human dignity - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic communicators gathered at the SIGNIS World Conference in Kigali to promote digital communication rooted in truth, human ...
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In a moving show of faith and solidarity, an organization representing LGBTQ+ Catholics, families, and allies from every continent wrote to Pope Leo XIV affirming their place within the Church they love. buff.ly/LTmj4M1
Study Group 9 Report Continues to Spark Controversy; And Other News - New Ways Ministry
Signs of concern and signs of hope from around the globe.
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We will be gathering to both explore the facets of contemplative prayer and sit in silence with each other in that practice. This will be ongoing and is intended to be very beginner-friendly, www.facebook.com/share/1aLMEb...
All official theological teachings are time-bound and provisional until better expressions come along. They are anchored in Scripture, historical tradition, and contemporary theological reflection. buff.ly/OXa3XTb
Another Voice
Reflections about Contemporary Christian Belief and Practice
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“As I previously articulated, as ‘people of faith who deeply care for all our brothers and sisters who live in the land of Christ’s life, death, and glorious resurrection, we cannot lose this opportunity for peace,’” buff.ly/UYQfj7B
U.S. Bishops Ask for ‘Intense Prayers’ for Hamas-Israel Peace Amid Gaza’s ‘Disastrous’ Conditions
Israel has not publicly endorsed the agreement and has continued airstrikes, killing at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza Sunday night.
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Tobin's statement is the latest sign that some U.S. church leaders today, with the support and prompting of the first U.S. pope, are willing to speak out more boldly in refuting the American presumption that our war making and military actions always are noble and have a just cause. buff.ly/U0y0LTl
Editorial: Calling war 'always evil,' the US church targets American militarism
With a U.S. cardinal declaring recently that "war is always evil," we are witnessing a pivotal moment in Catholic response to the activities of the most militant and powerful nation on earth.
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How can Christians respond to a government that seems too powerful to resist? The concepts of “rootedness” and of “the right to stay” or “the right to stay, migrate and return,” embedded in Catholic social teaching from its inception, offer a comprehensive lens for framing solidarity with migrants
How Catholics can resist Trump’s deportation campaign against Haitians
The concepts of “rootedness” and “the right to stay, migrate and return,” embedded in Catholic social teaching, offer a lens for framing solidarity with migrants today.
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What we need to develop in our time is a spirituality of embrace, the sanctification of feeling. We have been told that the greatest of these is love, but we do not really believe it. Not on the rational level. We have been told to be willing to repeatedly turn the other cheek but we do not risk it.
In other words, this unveiling contemplation is not a one-and-done conversion experience. It is a lifelong practice of removing our veils to contemplate the infinite glory of God that radiates in and through the world around us. buff.ly/1e9lhHo
INNER CIRCLE: Unveiled Faces
The ever-increasing glory of God we experience is directly tied to our ever-widening perception of God’s presence permeating everything around us.
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August 2, 2026 #18thSundayofOrdinaryTime #Homily #Beloved #ProgressiveCatholic #Inclusive Rev Eileen's homily can be found at youtu.be/OkQp1e3dMks
We should not only seek after that which is good, that which is true, that which is beautiful, for ourselves; we must act and promote them for everyone. When we seek for and promote the good for all, and not just ourselves, we will still benefit from it, because we are a part of that “all.”
Wisdom In Pursuing The Well-Being Of All
We are to look for the good of all, a good which includes ourselves; wisdom reminds us to do so with proper intentions.
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“Sexual offenders tend to exhibit certain characteristics: A lack of sexual integration or knowledge, poor coping skills, immature psychosexual development, poor peer friendships and a history of trauma.” These characteristics, not sexual orientation by itself, ought to be especially considered
Ordaining gay men and combatting child abuse by priests are not mutually exclusive - Outreach
Ryan Di Corpo responds to a recent report from the McGrath Institute for Church Life, arguing that ordaining qualified gay men and combating clergy sexual abuse are not mutually exclusive.
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Join us for an inclusive Catholic Mass Sunday at 11AM. Come be you and be loved! All are welcomed and celebrated! For those unable to attend in person, please contact us to get on the mailing list to receive a zoom link. www.facebook.com/share/1aTac4...
The hundreds of thousands of people this administration wants gone care for America’s sick and elderly, raise tens of thousands of American children, and fill the pews of parishes from Miami to Springfield to Takoma Park.
As Trump-Vance White House Attempts to Deport Haitian Catholics, Church Fights Back
One night after protections lapsed for more than 300,000 Haitians, a Maryland parish held a mass of solidarity — and Miami’s archbishop spent two days on Capitol Hill demanding the Senate act.
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If we want to be known as children of God, if we want to be followers of Christ, we must work for peace. We certainly must not give the excuse that as the kingdom of God is not of this world
Being Peacemakers, Living As Children Of God
Christ calls us to be peacemakers, for it is by promoting true peace through love that we will be known as children of God.
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A warm welcome to everyone who joined our page in the last week. If you would like to join us for our weekly gathering (in person or via zoom) or get on our email list for more information about what is happening, please message us!
August 2, 2026 #18thSundayofOrdinaryTime #Homily #Beloved #ProgressiveCatholic #Inclusive Rev Eileen's homily can be found at youtu.be/OkQp1e3dMks
We are in the middle of summer, but it will soon end. Summer often invites us to slow down enough to notice what we’ve been missing. We realize that relationships can become casualties of busy schedules. Our relationship with God can suffer in the same way.
Reconnecting With What Matters Most
July is the perfect time for reconnecting with what matters most. Learn the best ways to reconnect for a purposeful life.
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We gathered this Sunday to talk about not just sharing what we have, but doing so when times are tough, when the last thing we might want to do is face one more hardship. When have you had to do as Jesus did today,
A pope descended from immigrants, from enslaved people, and from the men who owned them stood in a garden outside Rome and let children from the Holy Land, from Uganda, from Haiti, and from Italy sing together as equals, with no hierarchy of whose suffering counted more.
In NBC Interview, Pope Leo XIV Says Immigrants Are One of America’s “Greatest Wealths”
Speaking to NBC before his Concert for Peace, the pope said his American trip will come “in the next couple of years.” He spent this year’s Fourth of July with the migrants of Lampedusa instead.
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We will be gathering to both explore the facets of contemplative prayer and sit in silence with each other in that practice. This will be ongoing and is intended to be very beginner-friendly, www.facebook.com/share/1aLMEb...
The eighth pillar in the Women’s Atrium at Magdala is the most moving. It bears no inscription at all. The unmarked pillar represents unnamed women throughout history who follow Jesus.
Mary Magdalene knew she was an apostle. Why don't we?
Mary Magdalene was an apostle. Is the church finally prepared to reclaim Mary Magdalene as the powerful woman she is?
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Jesus shows us how to read the Bible as the Book of Love. Whenever you face a hermeneutical fork in the road and must decide upon a reading of Scripture, read the Bible like Jesus did. Choose mercy over sacrifice. —Richard Beck
Reading the Bible Through a Lens of Love: Weekly Summary
SundayI was in my first year of seminary when I fell in love with Scripture. I really did. To me, it was God’s self-disclosure of love for us.—Richard
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Furthermore, this blessing of divine abundance is not limited to a single tribe or nation. God wants Israel to invite all people to participate in this economy of mutual care and generosity. In this God-ordained society there is no fear of the stranger or the stranger.
Recogiendo La Abundancia Sagrada: Isaías 55, Mateo 14
La práctica bíblica de la recogiendo revela la abundancia divina de la Tierra, de modo que todos sean alimentados con equidad.
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