Catholicism
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A Stubborn Givenness
The Apostolic Exhortation on the Family, Amoris Laetitia, brings into the open a disturbing trend in this…
After the “G-word” has been spoken
In the early Church, witnesses to the faith who had been persecuted and tortured but not killed…
How the Church Failed Fishtown
The sign outside the church lists a single Sunday Mass time. The bulletin provides details on the…
The Gospel of Jesus on Sexual Binaries
Rachel Held Evans is once again arguing against “The False Gospel of Gender Binaries.” Regrettably, she does…
In Honor of an Uppity Nun
On one of my first visits to Rome some years ago, I stepped into an elevator on…
Things That Can’t Change
When the Second Vatican Council was putting the finishing touches on one of its key documents, the…
The Catholic Enlightenment: Yesterday and Today
When the eminent historian Peter Gay wrote The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism in the 1960’s,…
Passion Play
At his ascension, Jesus told the eleven disciples that they would receive the Spirit to be his…
Awakenings
The following is being delivered at Brigham Young University today, March 22, 2016. I’m here today because…
Fatima
My first sustained interfaith dialogue was with Mary Jane, when we were both in eighth grade in…
Spotlight on Francis
When Spotlight, the critically acclaimed film about the Boston Globe’s investigation into clergy sexual abuse, won best…
Tombs of the Apostles
Apostletom bissellpantheon, 407 pages, $28.95 As Matthew Arnold feared, the “Sea of Faith” has retreated—but not evenly.…
Called to Unity
Like many Ukrainian Greco-Catholics, I am pleased that Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill finally met in Havana…
The Havana Declaration
For me, the text of the Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill’s joint declaration came as a surprise,…
What (Who?) Is a University?
There is an old story, much loved by academics, that in an address to the Columbia University…
