Crucifixion and the way of cross is the price of integrity
By Fr. Bryan Massingale There was nothing good about the first Good Friday. We now call it “good” only because we’ve read the “spoilers” about the happy ending. But that’s…
Holding bishops accountable
A Historic Resignation, by Paul Moses, April 16, 2021 Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner and other U.S. bishops concelebrate Mass in Rome, January 15, 2020 (CNS photo/Paul Haring). When Msgr. Roger Grundhaus…
Yes, democratic socialism is compatible with Catholic social teaching
People can try to wrap their mind laissez-faire capitalism absurdities and make that Catholic but it never really works. — Brad Venner Brianne Jacobs October 01, 2018 There is a…
Being open to amazement and humiliation
By Michael Sean Winters, April 2021, National Catholic Reporter There is so much to love about Pope Francis but the thing I most love is when he gives one of…
The New Magisterium
Apr 13, 2021 by Tom Roberts (National Catholic Reporter) Sean Fieler was once asked to name “the thinkers or donors” who have influenced how he practices his considerable philanthropy.“There’s a good…
Suffering and Resurrection Are Universal Phenomena and We Are Saved Together
Richard Rohr, April 9th, 2021 I am convinced that the Gospel offers us a holistic understanding of salvation. If we understand the resurrection as a universal phenomenon, we can see this…
Review of John Cornwell’s latest book, “Church, Interrupted” by Austen Ivereigh
A welcome interruption, in La Croix and Commonweal, March 2021 Every new book on the Francis pontificate has the advantage of being more up-to-date than its predecessors, and John Cornwell…
Becoming the Church We Say We Are: An interview with Olga Marina Segura
The number one question that every white Catholic has to ask themselves is, “How have I been complicit in white supremacy, and how can I be better?” You need to…
