Pope rejects church of 'small-minded rules' in Jesuit interview | National Catholic Reporter

Pope rejects church of 'small-minded rules' in Jesuit interview | National Catholic Reporter
How can the church (ordained, laity, religious) live "God is Love?"

More Thoughts for the Great Journey

The root reality of the Universe is Generosity of Being.  A gorgeous living Earth drifts light as a feather around the great roaring generosity of the sun*  Brian Swimme.

We must live what we want others to learn*  Mahatma Gandhi

Thoughts for the Great Journey

Love is the most universal, the most tremendous, the most mysterious of the Cosmic forces*  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ

Each particular being is historically irreplaceable* Thomas Berry 

The Pope gets on the line, and everyone is talking

The Pope gets on the line, and everyone is talking
How does our society and individuals extend a friendly lifeline of connection and compassion?

What moral theologians say about getting involved in Syria | National Catholic Reporter

What moral theologians say about getting involved in Syria | National Catholic Reporter

USCCB Blog: What Can I Do? Three Steps to Reduce Income Dispar...

USCCB Blog: What Can I Do? Three Steps to Reduce Income Dispar...: By Father James Martin, SJ Before I entered the Jesuits in 1988, I worked for six years at General Electric in their finance departme...

When Will Humanity Learn That Violence Gives Birth to More Violence Sooner or Later?

All major religions teach some form of "The Golden Rule", i.e. "Do unto others, what you would have them, do unto you".  "Don't do unto others, what you would not have them do unto you."  "Love your neighbor, as you love yourself."  Besides the various religions, history itself, reflects that, what is sown, is what is reaped, eventually.  All major religions also teach concern for the poor, prayer and fasting.  Prayer and fasting would enlighten any debate or actions that might be taken re crimes against humanity in the recent use of chemical weapons.  This is an international crime that demands just international solutions without making the situation worse.

Could we globally honor the divine by mobilizing resources toward justice and peace by replacing acts of destructive hate-energy with acts of constructive love-energy?  Can we globally work even harder in finding common ground for the sake of our precious, irreplaceable children and our beautiful, irreplaceable Earth?