Theology

Your thoughts on the real presence

Aug 16, 2019

Your thoughts: Do Catholics 'actually' believe in the Real Presence? A recent Pew Research study shows that a majority of U.S. Catholics do not believe church teaching about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Column | Distinctly Catholic

Book looks deep into Vatican II, at the minute level

by Michael Sean Winters

Aug 16, 2019

Distinctly Catholic: Jesuit Fr. Jared Wicks' Investigating Vatican II: Its Theologians, Ecumenical Turn and Biblical Commitment adds hugely to our awareness of what actually transpired at the council, why its significance is so great – and so complicated – and why none should be surprised that we, as a church, are still in the process of receiving its teachings.

A man receives Communion on the U.S. side of the border in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 17, 2016, as Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)

Do Catholics 'actually' believe in the Real Presence?

by Heidi Schlumpf

Aug 14, 2019

Experts suggest that while not all Catholics may understand the history and nuances of teaching on the Real Presence and transubstantiation, many of them "get it" on a more general level.

Indian theologians say women deacons could create progress, and setbacks

by Rita Joseph

Aug 14, 2019

The cry for women deacons is getting stronger, even while some fear a mixed-gender diaconate might serve to reinforce clericalism in the church. Many theological experts from India are not optimistic about the possibilities.

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Your thoughts on the real presence

Book looks deep into Vatican II, at the minute level

Do Catholics 'actually' believe in the Real Presence?

Indian theologians say women deacons could create progress, and setbacks

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Faith is a verb

Pew survey shows majority of Catholics don't believe in 'Real Presence'

Learning to pray the way Jesus prayed

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Teach us to pray

Richard Rohr synthesizes his lifetime work of 'alternative orthodoxy'

'After all, they are our brothers and sisters'

Evolution is our fundamental reality

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Another person's skin

Researcher: Artifacts show that early church women served as clergy

Bishops and priests need more range

Who is our neighbor? Anyone who is in need

Theology needs radical revisioning

What's the path to true dialogue about gender in the church?

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Living in memory of him

Pope: Theology begins with sincere dialogue, not 'conquering spirit'

New generation emerges at CTSA convention, as theologians play long game

Synod document raises possibility of married priests, roles for women

At colloquium, Hispanic scholars engage theology's real-world implications

Jesus gives us his Spirit so we can carry on his work

Bishops approve new edition of national diaconate directory

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