Baptism
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The overlooked contradiction in Vatican II’s baptism rules
Church teaching lets women baptize in emergencies, raising an uncomfortable question about why that logic stops short of the priesthood.
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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 ancient Catholic teaching of baptism of desire
A theology built on desire and blood, not only water, leaves no room for nationalism, persecution or claims of religious superiority.
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Worship needs the senses
Comparing a Canadian church service with Catholic liturgy reveals how ritual, symbol and abundance shape joyful, lasting faith.
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Mullally’s leadership teaches the Church
A reparative justice pilgrimage becomes a lens for rethinking how Catholic communities welcome neurodiverse believers into full church life.
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St Jerome’s crude language used to destroy a rival thinker
Vatican II worked to restore the centrality of baptism and the equal dignity of all the faithful — precisely the ground Jovinian occupied in the fourth century. If the Council’s teaching is orthodox today, the logic that condemned Jovinian deserves to be revisited formally.
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Women’s ordained ministry serves baptised unity — do it now
The first witness to the risen Christ was a woman. Bishop Ludger Schepers argues a Church that honours Mary Magdalene liturgically while barring women from the altar is acting in direct contradiction to its own founding narrative and the witness of Apostle Junia.
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From hope to silence: when the Church blinked
A Jesuit bishop reached for a medieval image — bridegroom, bride — to slam the door on women’s ordination. He didn’t stop there. He criticised fellow Jesuit, Pope Francis, for leaving the question open at all. The message was unambiguous: this conversation is over.
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Lay ministers take on baptisms in German dioceses
These new developments are more than temporary measures. They reflect a deeper rethinking of sacramental ministry that considers today’s pastoral challenges. While the long-term future of lay-led baptisms in Germany remains uncertain, they are already firmly part of parish and diocesan life.
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