As delegates prepare to gather in Rome for the Synod on Synodality, is clear that in the present moment, Pope Francis is calling us to be a truly listening church—a church of discernment.
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Guess who else is attending the synod? The devil.
The devil will no doubt be a participant in the Synod on Synodality, even if as a non-voting member. Why? Because the synod presents a ripe field for the devil’s mischief. And because the stakes are so high.
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There should be voting at the synod.
But it shouldn’t be as simple as that.
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Pay to pray: Catholics should stop offering money for Mass intentions
It’s time to rethink “having a Mass said” for someone.
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Cardinal Cupich: What Jesuit Catholic universities can do to stay true to their identity and mission
No Jesuit Catholic university’s mission should be reduced to the wider culture’s understanding of social justice.
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What the U.S. Catholic Church can learn from the synod about racial justice
Preparations for the upcoming Synod have prompted an important question: How might the local church of the United States become a powerful witness of the good news amid cries for racial healing and justice?
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Is opposition to the Synod (and Pope Francis) rooted in a mistrust of the Holy Spirit?
If you trust the Holy Spirit, there’s no reason to fear Pope Francis or the Synod.
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50 years later, Gustavo Gutierrez’s ‘A Theology of Liberation’ remains prophetic.
Gustavo Gutiérrez’s ‘A Theology of Liberation’ was first published in English 50 years ago. That first edition served as a primary introduction to a new way of doing theology and becoming church with the poor and insignificant.
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Teilhard de Chardin, racism and eugenics: An exchange
Was Teilhard de Chardin a promoter of eugenics? Two scholars debate the question.
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The professor pope: Reflecting on Pope Benedict’s love of young people and education
Nearly everything Pope Benedict ever wrote or said in public was visibly animated by a concern to encourage—and to answer—the honest existential questions that young people are brave enough to raise.