Analysis and Comment
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Church culture problem closer to home than Pope Leo thinks
Despite papal acknowledgment of the problem, dioceses worldwide have made almost no progress on women’s roles in ministry.
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Immigration: the new Humanae Vitae for American Catholics?
A widening theological rift over deportation policy could reshape Catholic identity politics much as birth-control teaching once did.
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The Prevost smile
Pope Leo’s fidgeting hands, darting eyes, and a love of fast driving reveal an inner intensity beneath the pope’s tranquil surface.
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Thinking beyond the box
Secular culture hasn’t erased the search for meaning; it has simply changed the language believers must learn to speak.
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Who protects institutions from people who run them?
Infantino’s Football World Cup proposal shows how easily leaders can treat the financialisation of civic and not-for-profit institutions they don’t own as personal property.
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Does the Spirit speak in every heart?
Exploring how Christians can hold firm beliefs while genuinely respecting neighbors of other faiths in daily life.
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Theological literacy – more than a digital download
Christian theology means trained reflection on faith and practice, not memorized facts, and that skill belongs to more than clergy alone.
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The Smartphone has remade the papacy
Technology is transforming the papacy from a distant office into the Vatican in my top pocket.
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We cannot avoid theology as disciples
Rather than mining history for precedent, a case is made for asking what serves the kingdom of God going forward.
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When does disagreement become scapegoating?
When Australian One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson delivered her first National Press Club address on 17 June, she was careful to insist that her quarrel was with ideas, not people. “I am not opposed to transgender people,” she said. “I am simply saying that a transgender woman should not be allowed into woman’s sport or…
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