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.
October 28, 2022/by tac
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.
October 20, 2022/by tac
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.
October 14, 2022/by tac
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.
October 11, 2022/by tac
Synod Moves to Continental Stage
An update on the latest developments of the 2023 Synod.
October 5, 2022/by tac
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.
September 22, 2022/by tac
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.
September 16, 2022/by tac
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.
September 15, 2022/by tac
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.
September 13, 2022/by tac
Seeing the Church through the Webb Telescope by Gene Ciarlo
Incorporating a cosmic perspective into our daily life and rituals.
August 29, 2022/by tac
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.
August 26, 2022/by tac
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.
August 15, 2022/by tac
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.
August 15, 2022/by tac
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.
August 10, 2022/by tac