Ross Lonergan shares with readers a letter written by God to Pope Benedict XVI (aka Ben) about the Catholic Church, science, gay marriage, child abuse, faith, love and more.
The Emerging Church: A New Christian Conversation
There is a movement afoot in Christianity at the moment that embraces all Christian denominations, that favors conversation rather than polemics, that prefers to ask questions rather than provide answers, that seeks grace in “doing church” rather than “being church” … It’s called the emerging church.
The Catholic Church and Homosexuality: A Curious (and Disturbing) Obsession
The Catholic Church simply refuses to acknowledge a fact of modern life: gay people are just like left-handed people in that we are a minority but there is nothing sinister about us.
The Old Catholic Church
As a Roman Catholic, I was curious about the little blue and white church in my neighbourhood, which turned out to belong to the Old Catholic Church of BC, a community that welcomes everyone without judgment. After passing the church numerous times, I finally decided to attend Mass there. I was warmly received, but the experience of the Mass was a bit strange for me.