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eCatholicism.org is a collection of Internet Resources with up-do-date and current information regarding the Church's interaction with the modern world, politics and society.

Besides being a resource for information, eCatholicism.org will also offer our visitors the ability to proclaim the Good News in new ways, to serve as witnesses to the Saving Power of our God and to re-affirm their identity as faith-filled communities to a world which desperately needs to hear the Gospel message - now more than ever before.

THE DISCIPLE'S COURAGE Christianity is more than words or symbolic actions. It begins within our hearts, but it cannot remain there. We cannot claim discipleship by whispering in the darkness but by taking the Gospel message and making it concrete in our world. It is only by acting with trust and courage that we can renew and change the face of the earth. READ MORE

THE CONSTITUTION HAS PASSED ITS SELL-BY DATE We are now in danger of returning to a society in which “we the people” are simply subjects meant to pay and obey, while those who govern us act only in their own interests to accumulate power and profit. Despite its lofty intentions, our Constitution is not helping matters. WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO HOLINESS IN THE CHURCH? The “holiness” to which we are called is a gift, based on no moral excellence of our own, indeed no merit or work, a calling first and foremost to baptism, and to a justice or righteousness which is not even ours—for all we have to show for ourselves is sin—but by the Cross.   WHY AMERICAN CATHOLICS TRUST POPE LEO MORE THAN TRUMP For many US citizens, the most trustworthy American is not in Washington but in Rome as Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump increasingly diverge on migration, war and public discourse.   A CATHOLIC SOLUTION TO GENDER BIAS IN AI The widespread analyses of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, overlook one thing: Artificial intelligence is inherently male. Most of the programmers teaching AI to "think" are men. One can only hope that the views of women will be added to the equation. TRUTH UNDER SIEGE: AI, MISINFORMATION AND THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE Truth lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. When it is blurred, diluted or manipulated, grave consequences ensue: confusion, division and a gradual erosion of trust. BUILDING PARISHES FOR THE LONG HAUL The Catholic Church has always thought in centuries rather than seasons. The mission entrusted by Christ to His disciples was never intended to be accomplished by a single generation, a charismatic leader, or a particularly successful pastoral initiative. LOVE IN A TIME OF OPPOSITION Very few things are more needed today, in both society and the church, than this capacity for understanding and forgiveness. To continue to offer others genuine love and understanding in the face of opposition and hatred constitutes the ultimate social, political, ecclesial, moral, religious, and human challenge. BEING CATHOLIC IS GREAT, BUT THE PAPERWORK... Most ordinary people attending a Catholic church care about their parish: They want to get married, have their children receive the sacraments and possibly attend a Catholic school, and to love our Lord. They get frustrated by the bureaucracy and silly rules, and often just say, “I am done with it.”