Catholicism

After a month out of the country, working in Rome at Synod-2018 and helping mark the fortieth…

There’s been some noise of late over the final document coming out of the Catholic bishops’ Synod…

Human beings are amazingly resilient—but there are times when something inside buckles, and a person comes to…

Nature bestows a great gift on those who dwell in the Northern hemisphere: The seasons conveniently align…

Out at Saint Paul’s, one of Manhattan’s most vibrant LGBT Catholic organizations, meets at the Church of…

Numerous times over the last few years I have heard both Roman Catholics and Protestants express a…

Synods are important events in the life of the Church, but nearly four weeks of discussing any…

COMMENTARY CONCLUDING UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPTS The fifteenth ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops, convened by Pope…

COMMENTARY THE FIRE, THE NOURISHMENT, AND THE LOVE There has been an eerie—or, if you prefer providential—synchronicity…

THE DRAFT FINAL REPORT: FURTHER OBSERVATIONS            As discussion of Synod-2018’s Draft Final…

Roman synods are complex and expensive affairs. They draw bishops from around the globe. Pressed by some…

WARSAW. The temptation to ally the Church with a particular political party and its program is a…

COMMENTARY THE DRAFT FINAL REPORT: SOME FIRST OBSERVATIONS No one should envy the actual wordsmiths who had…

COMMENTARY A SYNOD ON CHASTITY? After more than two and a half weeks of speech-making and conversation,…

COMMENTARY PABLUM ISN’T GOSPEL        Cardinal Luis Antonio (“Chito”) Tagle, the archbishop of Manila, is…