Billions of federal dollars available for churches and nonprofits to go green
Billions of dollars in tax credits and grants are available from the U.S. government for churches and other nonprofits to help them become more energy efficient. The money comes primarily from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, but there are also funds from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.
Conference on congregations’ climate ‘resilience’ turns to focus on climate justice
People of faith must advocate for ecological, economic and ecumenical solutions in order to save “people and planet” from death by the declining climate, said speakers at the “Resilience for Congregations” conference.
Tekakwitha Conference stresses justice and healing for indigenous Catholics
It will take generations to find healing from the boarding school system, but the process must start with restoration, said Samuel Torres of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Cardinal Gregory: Black Catholics have ‘kept the faith’ despite injustice
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, America’s first Black Catholic cardinal, addressed the National Black Catholic Congress — the first time in the event’s 134-year history that a Black U.S. cardinal existed to do so.
New Vatican doctrinal head values dialogue with Jews
Cardinal-designate Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has a long history of dialogue with Jews, says Rabbi Abraham Skorka.
The divisions in Israel are deeper than attitudes about the judiciary
The Israeli government’s decision to overhaul the nation’s judiciary should not be viewed through the lens of American politics, says columnist Michael Sean Winters, but it does illustrate Israel’s deep divisions.
Day 207: The Lord Will Come (2023)
Fr. Mike points out the passages that highlight the coming of God, and asks us to reflect on whether our response is hope and excitement, or fear and dread. Today’s readings are Isaiah 34-36, Baruch 3-4, and Proverbs 11:21-24. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may […]
The Vatican Takes Shocking Action In The Name Of Synodality
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‘Fragile Objects’: Fiction that cares
“When you’re writing,” the Catholic short story writer Andre Dubus once said, “you love somebody as God does.” His comment wasn’t meant to imply that writers of fiction are divine, nor all-knowing. Rather, Dubus believed that authentic, meaningful fiction could only be created by writers who loved their characters — in all of their follies, […]