William J O rsquo Malley S J has been teaching theology for the past 30 years and has written a score of books In the introduction to his newest Choosing to Be Catholic he identifies the audience he hopes to attract those considering or participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Ad
The readings today leave most Catholics ill at ease and puzzled and they often relegate their message to fundamentalist television evangelists shouting about the coming end of the world Malachi thought that the day of the Lord was coming and it did not come Jesus says that ldquo this generation
Synod RoundupCalling the Synod of Bishops that met in October almost a new beginning for the church, Pope John Paul II urged bishops to promote church teaching courageously and work for church unity. During a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the closing of the synod on Oct. 27, the pope praise