Introducing . . . The Peoples Synod by Janet W. Hauter

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The Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church announces its new synodal plan.

“Our Souls Are Destroyed but We Still Pray and Hope”: A Report on Relief Efforts for Ukraine by Michael Ford

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A Ukrainian couple coordinates relief efforts from their home in rural England.

Editorial: “A New Covenant of Nonviolence”: On Archbishop John C. Wester and the Work of Nuclear Disarmament

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The archbishop's pastoral letter makes an impassioned case for rebuilding the structures of peace.

Simplifying the Formula: A Note on the Validity of Baptisms

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Sorting through the controversy caused by a shift in a single pronoun.

Organized Vibration: A Profile of Evelyn Glennie by Michael Ford

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Lessons in listening and the power of silence from a world-renowned percussionist.

The Divided Church and the Next Phase of Synodality by Robert Mickens

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The next stage of synodality needs to be centered on a spiritual revival that helps Catholics discover the tools for building a deeper and richer interior life.

Valentine’s Day and Eucharist: Bonds of Love by Gene Ciarlo

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The communal aspect, the total environment that feeds our spirits, must be embraced when we come to worship.

Mission by Mission: A Soldier’s Journey of War, Faith, and Healing by Jane M. Bailey

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A new memoir processes the pain of war and its aftermath. Featuring an interview with author TB Stamper.

Words and Music: On the Work of Niall Williams by Leonard Engel

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Novelist Niall Williams renders the essence, the spirit of place, of an Irish parish at a particular moment in time.

When Coming of Age Was Horror Time by Joe Pagetta

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I’d never put together who I was then with the Catholic writer I am today until I went back and listened to those songs.