The Church’s synodal journey continues. Soon, we will see the results of a worldwide census taken by the Church to get a sense of what the faithful think about the Church today. Where do we see ourselves going as an ecclesial community, we are asked to consider. We are pilgrims on Earth, and the adventure
We are still at the beginning of Lent. Many of us will have set up goals to pursue and identified items or interests to abstain from. All of this is an attempt to enter the Lenten spirit, denying ourselves some of our quotidian luxuries and directing our attention to more important pursuits. Perhaps some of
A pithy saying indicative of a generation’s view of the American GI’s stationed in Britain during the Second World War accuses the Americans of being ‘overpaid, oversexed, and over here.’ Some variations exist, including ‘overfed’ or ‘over-decorated.’ While providing a dazzling illustration of British understatement, it convincingly captures much of the social and cultural decadence
Karl Gustel Warnberg examines the doctrinal implications of sexuality as German Bishops give their support to an initiative seeking to change Church teaching on it
Last time I met Bishop Anders Arborelius, we were toasting the canonisation of Mother Elisabeth Hesselblad, the Bridgetine nun who brought the order back to Sweden in the 19th century after its suppression following the Reformation. When I meet him now, he is preparing to receive the red hat at a consistory of cardinals in
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