This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley share their conversation with Cardinal Wilton Gregory—the archbishop of what he calls “the epicenter of division”—on the role of a church in a polarized society.
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Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders, urging cease-fire, call on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Israel
More than 200 Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, have called on President Biden to push for a cease-fire.
Posted inArts & Culture, Explainer
The Our Father meets Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass
‘The Sound of Silence’ version of the ‘Our Father’ has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S. Latino communities for the last few decades.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Pierre warns against U.S. church not working with the universal church
Speaking with Catholic News Service before formally taking possession of his titular church in Rome April 21, Cardinal Christophe Pierre described the reality of the church in the United States as a “paradox.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How to achieve parish unity—with the wisdom of community organizing
Opportunities for authentic encounter were much needed in this parish of separate communities.
Posted inFaith, Features
Skateparks, gyms and breweries: The right and wrong way to repurpose a closed church building
The Catholic Church, the largest private real estate owner in the world, faces decisions about what to do with its extensive real estate portfolio.
Posted inFaith, Features
What happens when a diocese takes a synodal approach to parish restructuring?
The institutional church is trying to reimagine parish life and make the best use of its resources by consulting both professionals and people in the pews.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Why People Are Rejecting Religion—and How to Draw Them In
If people are not even conscious of a need for religion, the church must also ask how it can help people recognize that the most basic restlessness only finds its rest in God.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic school tuition is a barrier for many families. Can ‘hybrid’ homeschooling help?
Hybrid schools offer greater flexibility, which can allow students to pursue other interests like robotics or nature studies or simply accommodate a teenager’s preferred sleep schedule.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Elizabeth Cullinan, the ‘criminally under-read’ bard of the Bronx Irish
Elizabeth Cullinan’s literary output was not prodigious—but her memorable characters and close attention to the Irish-American culture in which she lived made her a prominent fiction writer in the ’70s and ’80s.