Fra’ John Dunlap is one of the few professed religious of the Order of Malta and is the first North American to lead the Order as the lieutenant of the grand master.
Religious Life
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’m a Catholic priest. But please don’t call me Father.
We will all be a lot better off when fewer distinctions are made between us clergy and everyone else.
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Over 60 members of Australia’s Plenary Council stage protest over failed vote on women deacons
The agenda for the Second Assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council was disrupted July 6 after more than 60 of the 277 members staged a protest over issues regarding women in the church.
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FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
The F.B.I. has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The only Trappist brewery in the U.S. is closing (and IPAs are to blame)
Belgian-style beers are out and India pale ales rule, so the brothers at St. Joseph‘s Abbey in Massachusetts will need to find other sources of revenue.
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Pope Francis changes canon law to allow lay brothers to lead religious orders with priests
Granting an exception to canon law, Pope Francis said men’s communities that are made up of both priests and brothers can choose one of the brothers to be a provincial superior or even the superior general.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Is a Catholic university still Catholic when the priests, brothers and sisters have left?
As the numbers of priests and consecrated women and men available for ministry continue to dwindle, religious orders are seeking out models that ensure their respective missions and charisms.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Life as a married Catholic priest — and why most preaching is terrible
Father Joshua Whitfield on his vocation as a husband, father and priest, and why most Catholic homilies are just plain awful.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith in Focus
Villanova Wildcats: a team inspired by St. Augustine
When I look at the values Villanova exemplified in order to continue their success, two words come to mind: Augustinian and Christian.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Bishop Flores loves his dog—but he thinks Pope Francis is right about pets
The alleged papal puppy putdown raised the question: Is there a spiritual component to owning an animal?