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Faith Faith and Reason
June 30, 2022
The papalization of the church reached its most robust form in the first half of the 20th century, but it might be seeing its twilight under Pope Francis.
Faith Faith and Reason
February 17, 2022
As the three-year synodal process that will culminate in the 2023 World Synod of Bishops gets underway, John W. O'Malley, S.J., offers some historical context for what synodality is all about.
Faith Short Take
December 30, 2021
John Padberg, S.J., the noted Jesuit historian, died on Christmas Day. He is remembered here by his longtime friend and colleague, John W. O'Malley, S.J.
Faith Faith and Reason
October 16, 2020
History shows that authority in the church has taken many forms.
Faith Faith and Reason
February 28, 2019
The founder of the Jesuits writes, “What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.” Let’s unpack that.
John W. O'Malley, S.J., and Howard Gray, S.J. (photo: America/CNS)
Faith Faith in Focus
May 14, 2018
If the church is a field hospital, I have known a place within the church where the wounded have flocked for many decades. I am speaking, of course, of Howard Gray.
Photo via Wikipedia Commons
Arts & Culture Books
June 13, 2017
Largely forgotten today, Ignaz von Döllinger was one of the most widely respected Catholic intellectuals of his day.
Heart to Heart. Pope Francis greets a Muslim woman as he meets residents at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on April 16.
July 07, 2016
The blueprint for Pope Francis' pontificate has from the very first instant been Vatican II.
July 08, 2015
Unlike the other synods held since the Second Vatican Council, the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to discuss the family, held in Rome last October, sparked widespread interest. It did so for two reasons. First, the open and lively debate in the synod contrasted starkly with the muted
Pope Francis leaves at end of the general audience at the Vatican, October 29.
In All Things
October 29, 2014
Ross Douthat rsquo s article in the nbsp New York Times on Sunday sounded the alarm Pope Francis through his Synod on the Family has brought the church to the edge of a precipice If the synod continues on its present trajectory it will ldquo sow confusion among the church rsquo s orthodox adhere