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FaithShort Take
A plenary council or regional synod may not have been good ideas anyway. But more and more, the attitude appears to be that the church’s business is the bishops’ business and no one else’s; openness and a desire to involve others in church affairs seem to have become passé. It is worth considering why.
FaithThe Word
The time between the feast of the Ascension and that of Pentecost is a period of liminality an in-between time Jesus has left but the Spirit has not yet come God rsquo s promises have been fulfilled in Jesus but in our liturgical observance we await the coming of the Spirit We now live in the
FaithThe Word
Some of the most poignant pictures flashed across the world in the wake of natural or military disasters are those of orphaned children Their inherent vulnerability is compounded and they seem to be wandering about aimlessly Their unguarded expressions cry out with grief and fear They are so hel
FaithThe Word
There is something very disconcerting about being accosted by someone who challenges you with the question "Have you been saved?"
FaithEditorials
Even those who disagreed with Pope John Paul II admired his honesty and conviction.
FaithEditorials
In a message to the Pontifical Academy of Science in October 1996, Pope John Paul II said, New knowledge leads to the recognition of the theory of evolution as more than a hypothesis. That is to say, this theory is not a guess, but the established framework for understanding the origin of species fr