To be the Church is to render visible the tenderness of God for all. . . . We are called by God to be the “face” of the Church for […]

Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.      – Romans 15:2 So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak […]

Igreja, Povo que se Liberta (“The Church, a People Going Free”) – Motto of Third Inter-Church Gathering of Base Communities, João Pessoa, Brazil, July 1978 Our special thanks to Robert […]

Patriarchy is a habit that some say cannot change, yet those of us whose patriarchal habits have undergone transformation know it can and must be done. – Miriam Therese Winter, […]

The first theological questions we ask ourselves are, “Who am I?” and “Who are we?” Every other theological question comes back to these. We cannot understand God, or Jesus Christ, […]

From the beginning, the Christian community was characterized by many different forms of ministry carried out by men and women who, obedient to the working of the Holy Spirit, devoted […]

At the conclusion of the Synod in October, Pope Francis chose to make the Final Document part of the church’s magisterium. This presents us with a unique opportunity: a document […]