President Joe Biden's call for unity, his care for the poor, the environment and true peace in our fractured world make him an example of what public service ought to be, writes contributor Msgr. Paul Garrity.
The vision of a synodal church presented in the instrumentum laboris is beautiful, but it is terribly abstract as it presents the theological foundations of the missionary synodal church promoted by Pope Francis.
The LGBTQ+ Initiative of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative recently hosted the Imago Dei conference, where participants from across the U.S. explored LGBTQ+ ministry within the Roman Catholic tradition.
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
"Taking President Joe Biden's faith seriously, I have found myself wondering what resources we in the church might be able to provide him in this very difficult moment," writes Jim McDermott
Synodality makes for a better Eucharist, and the Eucharist creates and nourishes synodality. Both are about communion, participation and mission. But the Eucharistic Revival has a completely different focus.
The alignment of certain U.S. bishops with Christian nationalist political figures whose actions are at odds with Catholic values is contributing to the growing divide within the church.
Martha Hennessy, Dorothy Day's granddaughter, will be "a voice crying out in the wilderness" with "a different message, a new commandment" at the National Eucharistic Conference, writes Nate Tinner-Williams.