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Many young Catholics I know were compelled to be confirmed by family members who felt the sacrament was important. My situation was the opposite—I was confirmed of my own volition.
<p>God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. (John 3:16)</p>
The institutional church plays an important role which should not be ignored, which is also why it needs constant reform.
As a practicing Christian, I am called to acknowledge the suffering and do what I can to help. I look for permission to feel the joy of the season.
Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film traces Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression. The documentary uses extensive archival footage from Day’s own collection.