Tag: Catholic

Methodist vs Catholic 5 Key Differences

Introduction: Methodist vs Catholic, Christianity, as one of the largest religions in the world, has several denominations that vary in their beliefs, practices, and traditions. Two prominent Christian denominations are Methodism and Catholicism. Both Methodists and Catholics share a common found...

The Jewish Reredos in the Anglo-Catholic Museum

The Evangelists was by the end of Percival’s life — he died at 49 of cirrhosis and anemia at his country estate in Chester County — in a changing neighborhood where demographic patterns did not support the ongoing existence of a parish of Protestant Episcopalians. Survivi...

A gay guy with AIDS was the face of Catholic traditionalism

n his often-told story, back in 2001 she was deeply distressed over his religious status. As he puts it, she prayed “to be given whatever suffering needed so that I would be granted sufficient grace to revert.” That is, she’d asked God to afflict her if her son would be ‘s...

The Path from Catholic to Pagan

It’s still surprising to me I started doing reiki and attending pagan festivals. I really didn’t know what reiki was until I sat down in level one class. I knew it was something vaguely related to energy and healing and that it was practiced by people who smell like patchouli and talk a ...

The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

Nurse midwife Beverly Maldonado recalls a pregnant woman arriving at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Maryland after her water broke. It was weeks before the baby would have any chance of survival, and the patient’s wishes were clear, she recalled: “Why am I staying pregnant then? What&...