Synodality is "the most consequential development in ecclesiology since the close of Vatican II," says columnist Michael Sean Winters. So he's perplexed why it isn't even mentioned on the agenda for the U.S. bishops' upcoming meeting.
Why are sensible, educated, moral adults allowing the so-called political leaders in this country to go on enabling the militarization of what has always seen itself as a peaceful society?
Because Pope Francis is so at ease during meetings with local Jesuits when he travels, he often reveals much about himself and his papacy, says NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Congress and the White House have until the end of the month to raise the debt ceiling. Michael Sean Winters says that while neither party is blameless, today's GOP depends on people who are fundamentally irresponsible.
The best way to thank the mother figures in our lives this Sunday is not with flowers and breakfast — although those can be sweet gestures — but rather by taking one actionable step for a more just world in their honor.
