Category: Essays & Profiles
“The Hallowing of the Real”: Small Christian Communities and the Universal Priesthood
Small Christian communities are places to practice living eucharistically.
“The God-Haunted Heart”: An Excerpt from “Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day’s Radical Vision and Its Challenge for Our Times”
Encountering Dorothy Day at a pivotal moment in her life.
Reflections on American Catholic History: Part II—Religious Pluralism by David J. O’Brien
The second in a three-part series tracing the development of the church from Vatican II through the present.
Catholic reform group urges Christians everywhere to work together for much-needed change
The UK organization Root & Branch has introduced a new global network working for transformational change within the church.
Doors to the Sacred: Part VI—Anointing of the Sick by John Alonzo Dick
The sixth and final of a multipart series giving an historical, theological, and pastoral overview of the sacraments.
On the Wings of Prayer by Michael Ford
The spiritual practice of pilot Stuart Beech, who contemplates creation at 38,000 feet.
Reflections on American Catholic History: Part I—Community Expectations by David J. O’Brien
The first in a three-part series tracing the development of the church from Vatican II through the present.
Public Letter on the Synodal Process from the Online Young Adult Seekers Small Christian Community
An open letter from Kenya-based SCC advocates for the expanded role of women and young people in the church.
Jesus: What God Is Like by Gene Ciarlo
An essay for the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6.
Jesus: The Heart of Catholic Faith by Thomas Groome
The old catechisms were far stronger on the Christ of faith than the Jesus of history. We badly need both for a whole Christian faith.
AUSCP calls for assault weapons ban
In a recent statement, the priests' association advocated for a renewal of "our moral responsibility for shaping a culture of life."
The Irish Broadcaster with a Deep Catholic Faith by Michael Ford
Eamonn Andrews's spirituality wove itself in and out of ordinary life, in the Celtic sense of there being a thin line between heaven and earth.
Daniel Berrigan on Thomas Merton
A transcript of a talk given at the Thomas Merton Life Center in New York on January 28, 1973.
A Sustainable and Sustaining Peace: Roger B. Alfani on the Work of Religious Peacebuilding
Dr. Roger B. Alfani discusses his book "Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" in a video interview.