Pope Francis welcomed criticism—as long as it was not made behind his back.
Sebastian Gomes
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Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Reading the Gospels may lead to more questions than answers
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
God knows how judgmental you are. He loves you anyway.
A Reflection for Saturday after Ash Wednesday, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The case for turning your whole life into leisure
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Synodality will be slow, but worth the wait.
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Catholic Canadian on Trump’s threat to make his homeland the 51st U.S. state
Canada. The true north, strong and…free? Not if President-elect Donald J. Trump has anything to say about it. And he does.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Would definitive proof for the existence of God change us?
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
A synodal church is a grown-up church
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: The synod is going back in order to move forward
Synod observers, especially those who feel like the document has not gone “forward” enough, would do well to learn from Vatican II and its rollout.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Debunking 3 critiques about the synod
A number of assumptions continue to float around the synod that are only partially true or largely false.