A Poem by Gerard Garrigan, OSB

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"you are now there among them / torch all burning bright / your own crown won . . ."

Imaginary Rivalries by Julie A. Ferraro

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These are the questions we must ask of those who seek power, whether through the upcoming election or within the church itself.

The Primacy of Charity by Abby Stidham

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Did Christ not give us the very key to reinvigorating a slumbering mass, for making new these age-old issues?

Seeking the Face of Christ: Part I—The Plea of Bartimaeus by Ged Ayotte

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The first in a projected three-part series on global politics and institutional religion in the 21st century.

Lifting the Lines of the Map: Synodality and a Sense of Place by Michael Centore

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The first installment of an essay on understanding a synodal sense of place, incorporating elements from the latest Instrumentum Laboris.

The Wonder of the Outside Heart by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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It all begins with an outpouring of love—specifically love that is moved with compassion, love that emerges from the wonder of an outside heart.

Return to Fountain Fullness by Patrick Carolan

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If God would not find these acts acceptable in heaven, what makes us think that they should be acceptable on Earth?

No Consecration by William Droel

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Learning from other liturgical rites can help us see that God is bigger than any one formula for the Mass.

Prayer in the Shadow of Fascism by Colleen Shaddox

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"Send me running across dewy grass toward last embraces. . . ."

A Poem by Walker Storz

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"I fear mostly / the death of the part of myself / which can play, / the death of love / and the quick march / of industrial time . . ."