The 2015 Synod on the Family finished its work last week and published its final document, released in Italian, the… Read more An Old Tradition and a Blessed Inheritance
Category: Church and World
Neither Fear nor Fiat: Christian and Muslim Theology in Harmony
One of the themes emerging from the Vatican Synod on the Family is the importance of making sure that the… Read more Neither Fear nor Fiat: Christian and Muslim Theology in Harmony
The Synod: Its Meaning, Numbers, and Spirit
This is the fourteenth Ordinary General Synod in fifty years since the inception of synods after the Second Vatican Council.… Read more The Synod: Its Meaning, Numbers, and Spirit
Pope Francis, Kim Davis, and Yayo Grassi
Pope Francis caused some confusion near the end of his U.S. visit by meeting with Kim Davis, conscientious objector to… Read more Pope Francis, Kim Davis, and Yayo Grassi
Pope Francis and the Evangelization of the Young
MEETING WITH BISHOPS TAKING PART IN THE WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER St. Charles Borromeo Seminary,… Read more Pope Francis and the Evangelization of the Young
Abraham, Martin and…Dorothy and Tom?
Professor Paul Giurlanda of the Theology and Religious Studies Department of Saint Mary’s College reflects on Pope Francis’ speech before… Read more Abraham, Martin and…Dorothy and Tom?
Joys and Hopes, Grief and Anguish
Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia. Every bench in the park in front of the cathedral is a bed for… Read more Joys and Hopes, Grief and Anguish
The Vatican in Philadelphia
Vatican City and Evergreen Exhibitions of San Antonio, Texas, have collaborated to bring to the U.S. an exhibit of art… Read more The Vatican in Philadelphia
The Paradox of “Black Lives Matter”
“Racial discrimination makes a mockery of the real concrete unity of human beings” (Shawn Copeland). Statistics kept by the NAACP… Read more The Paradox of “Black Lives Matter”
Lifting Minds and Hearts to God
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Many voices are raised to today throughout the world in prayer… Read more Lifting Minds and Hearts to God
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