There are still a lot of things parishes can do to help autistic people in Church. Terry Mattingly is is constantly looking at the interaction between religion and other news, and how the media reports on religion. He is a […]
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Us, Not Them -Aussie Bishops on Those With Disabilities
Tomorrow is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (Obviously, some of us – particularly the blind, Deaf & autistic – prefer identity-first language but most disabled people prefer person-first language.) The Church celebrates it on the closest Sunday (i.e. […]
Read moreWe Need to Bring Back Parish Missions on Contraception
Following the post I made recently on explaining contraception, I follow up with one way I think that we can do this effectively. In the past, pastors would often ask visiting preachers to talk about the tough moral issues during […]
Read moreThe #1 Secret to Reverse Parish Closings
We need to look at how the church is changing for good and bad and move all of it towards the good. I noted a few things in regard to parish closings: Some dioceses are facing a serious issue with […]
Read moreThe Church Just Did for Movements What She Did for Religious in 1978, Only Better
The Church does not rush to judgement, but reflects and ponders clearly to ascertain what is God’s will. This can take years, even decades. Vatican II renewed many aspects of Catholic life: the sacramental character of a bishop’s consecration, the […]
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