Tag Archives: Catholic

Is there a “yes, but…” to the idea of being spiritual without being religious?

Author Anne Rice has explained on CNN her decision to ‘quit Christianity’ because she “can no longer accept her religion’s teachings” on homosexuality, feminism, politics and birth control. In his compassionate response in WashingtonPost.com‘s “On Faith” column, the worldwide Manager of Christian Science Committees on Publication, Phil Davis addresses the underlying question: Can you be spiritual [...]

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Is the recognition of God’s nature as Mother as well as Father gaining momentum?

As a man who is totally at peace about uniting with, and serving in, a religious movement founded by a woman, my initial reaction to the vote in favour of a woman’s right to be ordained as a Bishop in the Anglican church was a wholehearted “Yes!” And the best way to describe the sorrow [...]

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Some evidence of the importance of a religious education…

Apparently a Nazi spy made a bad error of judgment based on a lack of religious education, and was trapped by a more faith-savvy United States infantryman – George O’Connor - on duty in Italy, in World War 2.  The spy was disguised as a Catholic priest, and took out a Bible to prove it, according [...]

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