{"id":522,"date":"2008-03-31T07:46:29","date_gmt":"2008-03-31T07:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2008\/03\/your-opinions-needed.html"},"modified":"2008-03-31T07:46:29","modified_gmt":"2008-03-31T07:46:29","slug":"your-opinions-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/03\/your-opinions-needed.html","title":{"rendered":"Your opinions needed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking of Faith, the faith\/religion program from American Public Radio, hosted by Krista Tippet, is seeking your views on Catholicism:<\/a><\/p>\n

Pope Benedict XVI will be making his first papal visit to the U.S. in April, to help revitalize and strengthen the U.S. church. He will be stopping in Washington D.C. and New York City to offer mass at Nationals Park and Yankee Stadium, visit the White House, and address the United Nations.
\nWe’re using the occasion as an opportunity to start a broad-ranging conversation about the rich tradition of Roman Catholicism — its history, trajectory, and the contemporary issues Catholics are wrestling with. Although we often hear news stories about the Catholic Church, diverse practitioners of the faith have had little voice in telling their stories.
\nIf you are or were Catholic, we’d like to hear your perspectives on what anchors and unsettles you in this vast tradition. We’re also interested in the hopes and concerns you have for the church, now and into the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You folks are the most articulate, thoughtful people around.\u00a0 Share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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