In a divided church, the work of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative remains as important as ever.

Austen Ivereigh discussed this a few days ago but I suspect the import of it is getting a little lost in the media kerfluffle over the church s shocking about face on condoms My apologies to those who argue this is not new but seriously you ve got to be kidding at least insofar as how church

As a journalist and commentator I have been followed the arguments over the morality of condoms in the context of Aids for some years nbsp Pope Benedict s remarks in Light of the World finally clarify this question ending the silence from Rome The point argued by moral theologians was always th

I have started my reading of Verbum Domini the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Benedict XVI on the ldquo Word of God in the life and mission of the Church rdquo At this point I have skimmed through most of the document and have read through about 30-40 pages carefully As a result my com

Great news for a wonderful Jesuit priest working in Ecuador from National Jesuit News Father John Halligan founder of theWorking Boys rsquo Center WBC nbsp in Quito Ecuador was co-recipient of this year rsquo sOpus Prize one of the largest humanitarian awards that is designed to provide a s

Austen Ivereigh has just drawn our attention at In All Things to the publication of Verbum Domini He writes the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini is the most important Catholic church document on Scripture since the Second Vatican Council s groundbreaking Dogmatic Constitution on

Just after one Synod on the Middle East the results of the previous one are published The post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini is the most important Catholic church document on Scripture since the Second Vatican Council s groundbreaking Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation kno

This is my last entry a little late in a series you can find links to all of the previous entries at What is the Good Word 4 Revelation Inspiration and Inerrancy Part 1 We are called to contemplate and to study the revelation we have been given ldquo This tradition which comes from the A

In previous posts nbsp I have discussed What is the Good Word What is the Good Word 2 The Old Testament and What is the Good Word 3 The New Testament today I wanted to begin the discussion of revelation inspiration and inerrancy in the Bible Even those who claim the Bible as the ldquo i