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The synod is not an event. It’s a new way of being church.
“Our communion is unsure of itself.” We must “recover a sense of what holds us together.” The stakes are very high for our church, and listening to one another is the first step on a much longer journey.
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What a ministry for people with disabilities taught me about the problem of evil—and God’s response to it
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
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Pope Benedict and Pope Francis wanted to change the same thing: all of us.
What unites Benedict and Francis is their common fidelity to God calling us to conversion.
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What meeting Pope Francis taught me about pastoral care
Pastoralidad is not a normal word in Spanish any more than pastorality is in English. Yet as soon as you hear it, you know what it means, or at least you think you do.
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Ending where I began: After 10 years as editor in chief, Matt Malone’s last word
Through all the triumphs and tragedies of the church in its American pilgrimage, we kept the faith; we helped others to find their faith again.
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How does my faith shape my approach to politics? It gives me hope.
While it is immensely helpful, even necessary, one does not need to have a specifically Christian hope in order to find any hope in politics. We need only look to our national history.
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Why Biden’s speech on MAGA Republicans failed
The Democrats and never-Trumpers are obsessed with the loud and visible element of Trump voters who can never be persuaded. They should be focused instead on those who could be.
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Christianity is not a self-help group
We are not in ultimate control of our faith journeys, any more than we control our ultimate destinies.
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What Queen Elizabeth can teach Americans
The present age of polarization has unleashed the most ferocious forces, which seem hellbent on creating a narrow unity only through cynical division.