Prayer
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“The Challenge of Peace” modelled synodality before its time
In 1983, Cardinal Bernardin led the US bishops through public drafts and wide listening. That openness remains unusual more than forty years later.
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When caring for the disadvantaged is called meddling
A split-up view of faith praises nice spiritual thoughts while treating climate change and concerns for the disadvantaged as political interference.
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Claiming public space: who gets left out?
Christianity, indigenous spirituality and secular values compete for public space. Compliance divides us, and connection is what holds us together.
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What’s a Cathedral for?
Understanding a cathedral without grasping worship is like admiring an airport without understanding flight or its purpose.
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Birthing our own theology
From Anne Boleyn’s forbidden reading to Gisèle Pelicot’s quiet faith, real theology often begins far outside church walls.
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A God who lays down his bow
Ancient warrior imagery gets reworked into a symbol of divine peace, reframing a violent flood story into one about lasting mercy.
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The little man on the cross!
Meaning and comprehension aren’t the same thing, and sacred spaces may work on people long before belief does.
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The delusion of divine insurance
Prosperity theology sells comfort as guaranteed, while its opposite glorifies suffering as automatically redemptive. Neither reflects the biblical record honestly.
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The miracle we keep missing
Tired parents, difficult coworkers doubt and gossip can become places where holiness fits comfortably inside ordinary, unglamorous human circumstances rather than grand spectacle.
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Why Mysticism is back — and what we are really looking for
As mystical texts reappear in mainstream bookshops, a shift in cultural interest suggests that society is looking for answers beyond traditional rationalism. This quiet visibility marks a significant moment where the spiritual and the public debate once again intersect.
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