On July 4, 1776, as several dozen sweating American colonists sat in the stuffy Pennsylvania State House wondering what would befall them for having dared to rebel against their king, a lone, hungry Spanish priest lay in the windswept stone plaza of a Hopi village wondering what would befall him for . . . . Continue Reading »
What bishop Aguiar did not explain was why fulfilling the Great Commission through evangelization and catechesis—hitherto understood to be essential components of any World Youth Day—was “proselytism.” Continue Reading »
We need to confront the stark reality of our societal standing. We are entering what we might call a new apostolic era, in which we need to become missionaries to our own increasingly post-Christian society. Continue Reading »
The receptive ecumenical outlook can, among other things, help us discern between true and false ecumenism. Eduardo Echeverria models this receptive mode in his latest book. Continue Reading »
One of the lessons taught by the past is that conflict in matters of faith, at both the personal and cultural levels, can have the effect of a wrecking ball. Continue Reading »
The times demand a Church in mission, proclaiming Jesus Christ as the answer to the question that is every human life. Continue Reading »
Where the Council is interpreted in a Christ-centered way, evangelization thrives. Continue Reading »
Teaching the truth of the Eucharist is a task for this moment, turning plague time into a time of renewed faith in the wonder of what we are offered in holy communion. Continue Reading »
Renewed theology and theological scholarship awaits its form from among those whose wisdom is not yet mature. Continue Reading »
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous. Continue Reading »
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