Experience the divine this Pentecost

Thomas Altepeter | May 17, 2013

On Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. In John  20:19-23 we read that the disciples were gathered together, huddled in fear, hiding in an out of the way place, confused and bewildered about all that had occurred in the recent days. They were no doubt still distraught about the death of Jesus; and confused about several experiences when Jesus seemed somehow to be with them.
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BRIEF: Dolan appoints GU psychologist to National Review Board

Tracy Simmons | May 15, 2013

Fernando Ortiz, Ph.D., director of the Counseling Center at Gonzaga University, has been appointed to the National Review Board by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Board was established by the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” to collaborate with bishops to prevent sexual abuse of U.S. minors by persons in service of the Church.
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Spokane youth question beliefs, join the “nones”

Elizabeth Backstrom | May 15, 2013

Erik Ellertson came from a long line of devout believers. His grandfather was a Lutheran missionary in the Republic of Cameroon, Africa, and his parents took him to church as soon as he was old enough to sit still in Sunday school classes.
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Catholic population surges across the Global South

Alessandro Speciale | Religion News Service | May 14, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released Monday (May 13), signaling a shift of the church’s center of gravity toward the Global South that was heralded by the election of the first Latin American pope.
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Jesuits face a shrinking pool of university presidents

Tim Townsend | Religion News Service | May 9, 2013

For 25 years, St. Louis University has been led by the Rev. Lawrence Biondi. And for nearly two centuries, it has been led by Biondi’s Roman Catholic order, the Jesuits. Soon, it may be led by neither.
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Pope tells nuns to be spiritual mothers, not ‘spinsters’

Alessandro Speciale | Religion News Service | May 8, 2013

Pope Francis on Wednesday (May 8) told leaders of women’s orders from around the world to be “fertile” spiritual mothers in the Catholic Church, not “spinsters.” The Argentine pontiff addressed some 800 leaders of female religious orders who are in Rome for the meeting of the International Union of Superiors General.
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Understanding the sacred Scriptures

Thomas Altepeter | May 8, 2013

Some parts of our sacred Scriptures are best understood with the head; through our thinking function. An example is the well known passage which begins with "Consider the lilies of the field..." There, we are invited to consider; to reflect; to ponder; to think. Our spiritual understanding grows through considering reality as it is.
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Peace Pole Blessing

Tracy Simmons | May 8, 2013

Geshe Phelgye blesses a peace pole that he gifted to Gonzaga University.
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