Category: Essays & Profiles
TAC Synodality Week: A Long and Winding Road by Nicole d’Entremont
Stories, not generalities, have power. They give context and reality to our reflections.
TAC Synodality Week: Friendship at the Proximity of Christ by Michael E. DeSanctis
Synodality calls believers to step beyond themselves, even at the risk of rejection, in order to form relationships that might improve not only the church but the world beyond it.
“Towards a Community of Communities”: TAC’s Synthesis Report
The fruits of our collective discernment process suggest paths forward for the church.
Two Latino Leaders, One Message of Love and Hope by Maribel Landrau, M.A.T.
Saint Oscar Romero and Pope Francis are brothers in their shared commitment to the poor.
The Peace Bishop by William Droel
Revisiting Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's legacy as a conciliatory bishop of peace.
Do We Have It All Wrong? by Ray Temmerman
A simple change to the structure of the liturgy might imbue in us a sense of the essential goodness and beauty which is our created being.
Nigeria’s Catholics Must Reject Calls to Arms by Ray Mwareya
A hastily announced civilian call to arms won’t help ensure the security of Catholics and non-Catholics across Nigeria.
Of Morals and Life by Julie A. Ferraro
As someone who has been on both sides of the adoption process, I may have an understanding about pregnancy that others lack.
The Burdens of Motherhood by Eileen McCafferty DiFranco
I hope that we in America can reach a point where compassion and empathy rather than condemnation and punishment surround women having problem pregnancies.
Summer Reading Series: Leonard Engel on Walker Percy’s “The Moviegoer”
We open our week-long Summer Reading Series with a close reading of Walker Percy's classic novel.
The Inner Light: On Orthodoxy and Gnosticism by Gene Ciarlo
The Gnostic emphasis on personal enlightenment challenged the power structures of the early church. Is there something in this for us today?
Doors to the Sacred: Part II—The Eucharist by John Alonzo Dick
The second in a multipart series giving an historical, theological, and pastoral overview of the sacraments.
Federation of St. Scholastica Celebrates Centennial with Colloquium on Benedictine Life
Presentations and discussions were themed “Benedictine Life: A Vision Unfolding” and focused on three topics: Wisdom, Witness, and the Way Forward.
A Report from the AUSCP Annual Assembly: Day 3
Keynotes from Mary J. Novak of NETWORK and Cardinal Peter Turkson set the tone for Day 3 of the AUSCP assembly.