Pope Francis has brought the legacy of the great saint of Assisi to the very heart of the church’s proclamation to the modern world.
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#MeToo shows the dangers of ‘end-less’ sex. ‘Humanae Vitae’ shows the way forward.
What is the true end of sex?
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What is the official church teaching on homosexuality? Responding to a commonly asked question
When it comes to gays and lesbians, the Gospel values of love, mercy and compassion are the building blocks of all church teaching.
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Renewing our understanding of marriage—a sacrament in peril
When is a sacramental marriage truly consummated?
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55 years after Vatican II, the task remains the same
Looking back 55 years after the beginning of Vatican II, what have we learned and what have we forgotten?
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Are we seeing changes in the teaching ministry of the pope?
Papal authority has expanded dramatically over the last 150 years. But our age has seen something new—informal papal teachings meant as pastoral encouragements more than doctrinal clarifications.
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What Thomas Aquinas can teach students about happiness (and theology)
When it comes to how they spend their free time, why they study and what they envision for their life beyond the classroom, students are trying to pursue happiness. Too often, however, this wrestling does not go far enough.
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Explainer: What happens when a Catholic teacher violates church teaching?
It does not necessarily follow that because a teacher has violated church teaching, and his or her contract, that he or she should be terminated.
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How I teach ‘Humanae Vitae’
In many instances I try to teach them how to read and understand “Humanae Vitae” as a real, authoritative document.
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Joseph Ratzinger: The local church and the universal church
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger responds to a 2001 America article by Cardinal Walter Kasper on the relationship between the universal church and local churches.