Sherry Zwicky
@shezwi.bsky.social
Will history repeat itself or will we step up to follow the footsteps of Jesus instead?
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Will history repeat itself or will we step up to follow the footsteps of Jesus instead?
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Cardinal Cupich sets the record straight.
February 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Cardinal Cupich sets the record straight.
An article highlighting the good that is possible when we treat refugees with dignity
February 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
An article highlighting the good that is possible when we treat refugees with dignity
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“Nothing can happen – I say to you, nothing can occur – in your life which is not a precisely perfect opportunity for you to heal something, create something, or experience something that you wish to heal, create, or experience in order to be Who You Really Are.” - CwG Book 3
January 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Nothing can happen – I say to you, nothing can occur – in your life which is not a precisely perfect opportunity for you to heal something, create something, or experience something that you wish to heal, create, or experience in order to be Who You Really Are.” - CwG Book 3
Reposted by Sherry Zwicky
Reposted by Sherry Zwicky
Nations have the right to protect their borders, broadly speaking. But this does not absolve the Christians within those borders from doing all they can to help migrants and refugees. And telling them, “Go home!” is not what Jesus had in mind.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Caring for migrants and refugees is not optional for Catholics.
Jesus calls us to care for those in need—regardless of national boundaries.
www.americamagazine.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nations have the right to protect their borders, broadly speaking. But this does not absolve the Christians within those borders from doing all they can to help migrants and refugees. And telling them, “Go home!” is not what Jesus had in mind.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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"Jesus’ parents were also obliged to flee from their country and seek refuge in Egypt, to save the life of their Child: the Messiah, the Son of God was a refugee."
Pope Benedict XVI.
Angelus, January 16, 2011
Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by @KLICONS
Pope Benedict XVI.
Angelus, January 16, 2011
Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by @KLICONS
January 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"Jesus’ parents were also obliged to flee from their country and seek refuge in Egypt, to save the life of their Child: the Messiah, the Son of God was a refugee."
Pope Benedict XVI.
Angelus, January 16, 2011
Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by @KLICONS
Pope Benedict XVI.
Angelus, January 16, 2011
Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by @KLICONS
Reposted by Sherry Zwicky
“Know and understand that there will be challenges and difficult times. Don’t try to avoid them. Welcome them. Gratefully. Cultivate the technique of seeing all problems as opportunities. Opportunities to BE and decide Who You Really Are.” - CwG Book 1
January 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“Know and understand that there will be challenges and difficult times. Don’t try to avoid them. Welcome them. Gratefully. Cultivate the technique of seeing all problems as opportunities. Opportunities to BE and decide Who You Really Are.” - CwG Book 1
The thoughts and ideas expressed in this article resonated deeply with me.
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Editorial: Addressing Trump, Bishop Budde did what a Christian is obliged to do
Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde's plea to Trump gave a human face to those who, in the approach of a heartless administration, are a faceless group, shamefully maligned and made into a na...
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January 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The thoughts and ideas expressed in this article resonated deeply with me.
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
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The soul of America—from Martin Luther King to Trump
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www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
The soul of America—from Martin Luther King to Trump
If U.S. Catholics seek to embrace Martin Luther King Jr.'s desire to "redeem the soul of America," we will also have to reclaim the soul of Catholicism, which is nothing less than a broad and inclusiv...
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January 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The soul of America—from Martin Luther King to Trump
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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Since the Bible and gender is being discussed again, here's the perspective from one of the world's leading Old Testament scholars, Richard Clifford, SJ: "Using 'Male and female he created them' to adjudicate gender controversies is 'thoroughly misguided'" outreach.faith/2023/06/rich...
Richard J. Clifford, S.J.: Using "Male and female he created them" to adjudicate gender controversies is "thoroughly misguided"
To use “male and female he created them” against (or for) contemporary discussions of gender is to read into the biblical text rather than read the biblical text.
outreach.faith
January 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Since the Bible and gender is being discussed again, here's the perspective from one of the world's leading Old Testament scholars, Richard Clifford, SJ: "Using 'Male and female he created them' to adjudicate gender controversies is 'thoroughly misguided'" outreach.faith/2023/06/rich...