The purpose of Vatican II was to lift the Church from a defensive crouch and turn the Church’s institutions into launch-platforms for mission. Synod-2023’s dominant vocabulary did not reflect that evangelical purpose. Continue Reading »
By always aligning our vision beyond particularities, we maintain our subsidiary identities in service of the highest Good. Continue Reading »
We become Shakespeare’s “live-long monument” as he continues to shape us, to craft not verse but our lives and souls. Continue Reading »
The Nazis “ripped the lid off Hell.” That’s what Hamas did. It ripped the lid off Hell. Continue Reading »
It is my prayer that the Synod on Synodality will be guided by the authentic faith formulated by the Fathers of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
You want to know what’s energizing a new Christian right? Check out what they are singing. Continue Reading »
The basic sociological fact of Christianity in the late-modern world is that the Christian communities that have offered the Rogerian Christ are moribund or dying. Continue Reading »
I like to imagine that Mimi, who died some forty hours after her great-granddaughter’s benediction, is now discussing the matter with Poppi over heavenly drinks and dinner. Continue Reading »
You can tell it is a real bookshop because a cat lives there, classical music plays on the radio, and it is haunted. Continue Reading »
Over the past three weeks, it has become obvious that Synod-2023 is largely an assembly of Church professionals, and a narrow band of Church professionals at that. Continue Reading »
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