Category: Essays & Profiles
A Long and Winding Road: Part II—An Ecumenical Listening Session by Nicole d’Entremont
The insights of a listening session from New Brackett Church in Maine show the Synod evolving in conversation with other denominations.
Synod Extended through 2024
The Vatican has announced that the General Assembly of the Synod will now be held across two distinct sessions, in 2023 and 2024.
Doctrines Do Not Disciples Make by Gene Ciarlo
Rethinking the catechism to focus less on rote memorization and more on the experience of the person of Christ.
Doors to the Sacred: Part IV—Penance and Reconciliation by John Alonzo Dick
The fourth in a multipart series giving an historical, theological, and pastoral overview of the sacraments.
Synod Moves to Continental Stage
An update on the latest developments of the 2023 Synod.
The Unswerving Faith of a Christian Monarch by Michael Ford
The deep-rooted faith of Queen Elizabeth II was the underlying inspiration for her servant leadership, Michael Ford reports from London.
Adjusting Doctrines as the Church Ministers to the Modern World: Part III—Rethinking Contraception by James Magner, MD
A layperson looks at the process of updating Catholic doctrine. The third of a multipart series of essays.
Adjusting Doctrines as the Church Ministers to the Modern World: Part II—The Example of Evolution by James Magner, MD
A layperson looks at the process of updating Catholic doctrine. The second of multipart series of essays.
Adjusting Doctrines as the Church Ministers to the Modern World by James Magner, MD
In this first in multipart series of essays, a layperson looks at the process of updating Catholic doctrine.
Seeing the Church through the Webb Telescope by Gene Ciarlo
Incorporating a cosmic perspective into our daily life and rituals.
Doors to the Sacred: Part III—Marriage by John Alonzo Dick
The third in a multipart series giving an historical, theological, and pastoral overview of the sacraments.
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.
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.