Category: Essays & Profiles
Association of US Catholic Priests hosts event on Synodality, co-responsibility, and women’s participation in the church by Michael Centore
The February 7 event featured insights from Synod delegates, church leaders, and others who have participated in the public activities of the Synod.
Synodal Discernment and Women in the Diaconate by Phyllis Zagano
To argue against restoring women to the diaconate is to argue against diaconal ministry itself.
Ever-Present Everywhere by Ray Temmerman
The action of breaking bread causes a sudden recognition of Christ's presence, a presence that was there all along.
Similarity-in-Difference: Amanda D. Quantz on Interspirituality, Radical Hospitality, and the Ministry of Presence
A video interview with the author on her book "Radical Hospitality for a Prophetic Church" is accompanied by a brief excerpt.
The Mystical Canticle by O’Neill D’Cruz
The Lord's Prayer as a schema of the three stages of the spiritual journey: purgative, illuminative, and unitive.
A Pilgrimage in Parallel by Bob Toohey
I was a successful professional, a husband, a poet, a retreat leader, a mentor of men in recovery, a father, and a grandfather. Yet here in this jail, no one knew or cared.
Chastening and Purification by Edward R. Burns
What God sees in the hearts of each of us is “gold and silver,” and he is eager to help us discover this in ourselves.
House of Light by Michael Ford
A tour of the Chapelle du Rosaire, famously known as the "Matisse Chapel," in Vence, France.
Courting Community by Chad Thralls
What playing hoops at 50 is teaching me about life.
Caretakers of Each Other by Michael E. DeSanctis
In a nation partly founded on the principal of religious tolerance, we are now witnessing the most intolerant of behaviors.
The Trauma of War by Paul Nyklicek
If we are to be free of it, we must see our dependence on war for what it really is: an attempt to escape from our collective pain.
Pushing from the Margins by Sarita Melkon Maldjian
A report from the 48th anniversary gathering of the Women's Ordination Conference, “Synodality and the Fierce Urgency of Equality: The Call for Women’s Ordination Now.”
The Altar of the Earth by Michael Ford
Revisiting the work of Teilhard de Chardin in a time of increasing concern for the future of our planet.
Chris Byrd on the Social Advocacy and Gospel Witness of Serena and Anna Marie Branson
In a video interview, Chris Byrd discusses his book "Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Serena and Anna Marie Branson."