Flashes of Insight

Exclusion

  • Craving certainty in an uncertain world

    Pope Francis’s insistence that the Church belongs to everyone challenges legalistic approaches that quietly draw lines and exceptions.

    Craving certainty in an uncertain world

  • Priest leaves ministry: there’s a bigger question

    One columnist’s account of leaving priesthood and religious life prompts a wider look at how institutions treat those who step away.

    Priest leaves ministry: there’s a bigger question

  • The bishop said “you should be ashamed of yourself”

    One woman’s decades-long calling to priesthood was met with shame, silence and repeated institutional denial.

    The bishop said “you should be ashamed of yourself”

  • Doctrine embedded in code

    Church doctrine is not a monolith delivered whole from a divine height. It is the product of human minds, shaped by culture, era, and a narrowly drawn group of ordained men. Understanding this is the first step toward doctrine that is life-giving rather than life-destructive.

    Doctrine embedded in code

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