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This Vatican Adviser Is Moving Catholics Toward LGBT Inclusion

This Vatican Adviser Is Moving Catholics Toward LGBT Inclusion

ChurchJonathanJune 20, 2017Adviser, Catholic, church, inclusion, LGBT

'Spotlight' film: Powerful lessons on the nature of truth-telling

'Spotlight' film: Powerful lessons on the nature of truth-telling

Truth has the power to transform a community.

Arts + EntertainmentJonathanNovember 6, 2015Art, Catholic, Catholicism, Film, journalism, Michael Paulson, movies, Scandal, Sex, sex abuse, Spotlight, Writing

Henri Nouwen's secret unpublished works to release

Henri Nouwen's secret unpublished works to release

Here's what readers can expect.

MediaJonathanNovember 5, 2015books, Catholic, circus, Convergent Books, Henri Nouwen, Homosexuality, Jonathan Merritt, LGBT, psychology, Publishing, Spirituality

Producing mass for Pope is "like a rock concert"

Producing mass for Pope is "like a rock concert"

You won't believe what goes into a service like this.

Current EventsJonathanOctober 7, 2015Catholic, Christina Perri, Ed Sheeran, Pope, Pope Francis, Showcall

Russell Moore: Pope Francis for evangelicals?

Russell Moore: Pope Francis for evangelicals?

In some ways, the two are strikingly similar.

CultureJonathanAugust 13, 2015Baptist, Catholic, environmentlism, Homosexuality, politics, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic, Russell Moore, Southern Baptist

How the Christian Story is the Greatest Ever Told

How the Christian Story is the Greatest Ever Told

Author argues that the Christian story is more than a myth and the greatest story ever told.

CultureJonathanMarch 9, 2014Anglicanism, books, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Dwight Longenecker, gospel, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, literature, Narrative, The Romance of Religion, theology

Pope Francis Craze May be Idolatry, Says Catholic Writer

Pope Francis Craze May be Idolatry, Says Catholic Writer

Pope Francis receives an 88% approval rating; Elizabeth Scalia wonders if we're guilty of idolatry.

CultureJonathanDecember 26, 2013Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, church, Elizabeth Scalia, idolatry, Jonathan Merritt, Patheos, Pope, Pope Francis, Roman Catholicism, Strange Gods, worship

Why do Protestants Love Pope Francis?

Why do Protestants Love Pope Francis?

A leading Roman Catholic thinker explains why Protestants love Pope Francis.

CultureJonathanDecember 5, 2013a Catholic television network that can be seen in more than 200 million homes..., a group that has often had a less-than-amenable relationship with Catholics h..., a respected Baptist theologian, abortion, both of which were New York Times bestsellers- Here we discuss the state of C..., Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, church, Controversy, culture wars, evangelicalism, EWTN, gospel, has written an article claiming the Pope is “Our Francis, he said Christians must recover their enthusiasm for evangelism and remember ..., including "Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Bod..., it left us flat-out speechless- [tweetable]Francis is not your father’s Pope-..., it touched our hearts- When he embraced a disfigured man, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul, Protestantism, Protestants, Rick Warren, the world smiled- When he spent Maundy Thursday washing the feet of incarcera..., theology, Timothy George, Too-” And a writer for "The Catholic Herald" opined that the Argentine Jesuit..., When it was reported that Pope Francis chose public transportation over limo ...