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Breath of the Spirit: The Promise of Buzzing Bees and the Hope That is in You
May 10, 2023
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DignityUSA
The liturgical calendar foregrounds joy during Easter but that does not mean our griefs and fears disappear This weeks reflection encourages us to consider Gods work in nature and take courage from the emerging patterns of love and new life that we s
Breath of the Spirit: Jesus as the Way We Walk with Each Other
May 3, 2023
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DignityUSA
For centuries Biblical scholars have used Jesus statement that no one comes to God except through him as a justification for the exclusion (and often oppression) of those who are not Christians Todays reflection interprets that passage in a more incl
Lay Votes at Catholic Synod will Help Reshape Decision-Making in the Church Says LGBTQ+ Catholic Group
May 1, 2023
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
The global Synod is an effort to engage the universal church in addressing what Catholicism looks like as we move into a rapidly changing world said Marie DuddyBurke Executive Director Having lay peoplepeople who represent the vast majority of Catho
Breath of the Spirit: Healed by Jesus Wounds? The Power of Loving Through Our Suffering
April 26, 2023
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DignityUSA
How do we acknowledge the redemptive potential of suffering with glorifying it? Todays reflection grapples with this question and invites us not so much to an answer as to a process Perhaps it is not the suffering that is redemptive but rather loving
Breath of the Spirit: Which Way to My Burning Heart?
April 19, 2023
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DignityUSA
Todays reflection reminds us that we are all somewhere on the road to Emmaus grieving celebrating realizing retelling We all find ourselves along this archetypal path seeking a unity with and a community of Love Where are we on that journey in this m
Breath of the Spirit: Do Not Touch Me Put Your Hand Into My Side
April 13, 2023
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DignityUSA
Todays reflection examines the tension between Jesus resurrection appearances to Mary Magdalene and Thomas and what those two stories tell us about the importance of our bodies Instead of a neatly packaged conclusion we are compelled as in the gosp
Breath of the Spirit: Resurrection in the Now!
April 5, 2023
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DignityUSA
It is so tempting to pin our hopes on someday an unspecified day in the future when our current troubles will be over Nowhere is this temptation more acute than the resurrection As in Someday in heaven we will move beyond this valley of tears But tod
Breath of the Spirit: Just the Beginning
March 30, 2023
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DignityUSA
It is grounded in the Jewish prophetic tradition and focused on showing Jesus story as a fulfillment of the Hebrew Scriptures Perhaps more importantly this reflection reminds us that Jesus Passion is not the end of an old story but a bridge to our ow
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US Bishops Statement on Transgender Health Care Denies Reality Violates Stated Principles of Catholic Medicine
March 22, 2023
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
On the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Doctrine released a policy statement on how Catholic medical institutions should treat transgender and nonbinary people Entitled Doctrinal on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the
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