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Laity and religious hold a rally in support of nuns gathered for the August 2012 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in St. Louis. Earlier that year, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had ordered reform of the o

Women Religious, Women Deacons Q&A: Would ordination co-opt women's religious life?

by Phyllis Zagano
Feb 4, 2021

Essay, Part 4 of 5: Much has been written about women's religious institutes being "outside the system," freer to act on behalf of the people of God. Would the presence of ordained members weaken this prophetic stance?

Perspective

Catholicism offers path to dispel apocalyptic fear

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Jan 27, 2020

Perspective: Fear is the root of many problems facing Catholicism. I saw my relative transform from a mildly religious person into someone obsessed with the Apocalypse. In my opinion, fear was a key factor.

Column | Distinctly Catholic

Spadaro and Figueroa rile the Christian right again in new essay

by Michael Sean Winters
Jul 18, 2018

With the publication of "The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and Different," the Jesuit priest and Prebysterian minister are happily stirring up trouble again, eschewing the false politeness that characterizes too much writing on the Catholic left. 

Column | Distinctly Catholic

In 2017, politics influenced religion

by Michael Sean Winters
Dec 29, 2017

Distinctly Catholic: The partisan divisions in our culture, which are deeper than mere partisanship and extend to geography, socio-economic status and education levels, must not be allowed to overtake the life of the church.

Contra Samuel Gregg on Civilta

by Michael Sean Winters
Jul 24, 2017

Chaput's rebuke illustrates the dualism that Civilta Cattolica criticized

by Michael Sean Winters
Jul 21, 2017

Papal connected authors condemn Catholic, fundamentalist ecumenism of hate

by Thomas Reese
Jul 20, 2017

How does the Civilta Cattolica article challenge the left?

by Michael Sean Winters
Jul 20, 2017

Italian Jesuit magazine criticizes political attitudes of some US Catholics

by Joshua J. McElwee
Jul 13, 2017

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