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Friday, January 18, 2019
Lay collaboration and episcopal authority
The Vatican is a hotbed of rumor, gossip and speculation at the best of times – and these times are not those times. The Roman atmosphere at the beginning of… Read More
Friday, January 18, 2019
Deleting the ethics gene
Leading scientists worldwide have strongly objected to an unauthorized and premature effort to produce “designer babies” in China. I agree with their objections. But I also find some of their… Read More
Friday, January 04, 2019
We the people are responsible for our divisive politics
Over the past couple of years, since the momentous 2016 election, a lot has changed in our national conversation. However, one might not even call it a conversation so much… Read More
Friday, January 04, 2019
New legislative session opportunity to be more politically active
Jesus never said, “Thy Legislature come!” But even if he never said these words, we know that he calls us to anticipate the advent of many things (as we did… Read More
Friday, January 04, 2019
What makes the church holy?
I’ve been having some trouble lately with the Nicene Creed. The First Council of Constantinople in 381 added the sentence, “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.” It’s… Read More
Friday, December 21, 2018
Our Lady of Guadalupe and racism
The apparition of Our Lady at Guadalupe, inscribed on the tilma worn by St. Juan Diego nearly 500 years ago, is pregnant with meaning and purpose. As Father Peter John… Read More
Friday, December 21, 2018
Avoiding another Roman fiasco in February
By peremptorily ordering the American bishops not to vote on local remedies for today’s Catholic crisis of abusive clergy and malfeasant bishops, the Vatican dramatically raised the stakes for the… Read More
Friday, December 21, 2018
Tolkien, Chesterton and the adventure of mission
There is a common, and I’ll admit somewhat understandable, interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that sees the great work as a celebration of the virtues of… Read More
Friday, December 21, 2018
Embracing revelations, accepting the unknown
It all started with a lost birth certificate. The Holy Spirit was at work that day and hasn’t slowed down since. My aunt Jan has always known she was adopted,… Read More
Thursday, December 06, 2018
The virtue of religion: giving God what he is due
I recently came across some information on the early days of Rome. Some of us may remember Romulus and Remus, who were suckled by a she-wolf but then raised by… Read More