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Washington Front
John CarrAugust 06, 2014

Democrats are decrying a war on women and conservatives are predicting a war on Christians.

CLERGY PERSONS. The enthronement ceremony for the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, March 21, 2013.
James HanveyAugust 06, 2014

Almost 27 years ago I attended a debate between Rowan Williams and Graham Leonard in Christ Church College at Oxford University. The debate was on the possibility of ordaining women to the priesthood. Pope John Paul II had ruled that the Catholic Church was not competent to change the tradition and

Books
Matthew E. CarnesAugust 06, 2014

One of the hallmarks of the young papacy of Pope Francis has been his repeated critique of what he calls the contemporary ldquo economy of inequality and exclusion rdquo Some commentators have seen this as an indictment of the present moment but the pope rsquo s stance would be misinterpreted if

Books
Gerald O'CollinsAugust 06, 2014

These two books come from cultured and urbane Catholic professors of theology one at Boston College Imbelli and the other at St Mary rsquo s University Twickenham London Bullivant Neither needs to raise his voice to make his case effectively Both are concerned albeit in different ways to

The Word
John W. MartensAugust 06, 2014

One of the most shocking but welcome aspects of the Bible is how often power is challenged It occurs so often in the biblical tradition that we might take it for granted but the practice of saying uncomfortable things to those who have authority to speak from a position of weakness to those who

The Word
John W. MartensAugust 06, 2014

Much modern talk about God tends to reduce the creator to a living doll who wants to give us a divine cuddle There is no doubt that the essence of God rsquo s being is love but the experience of that love and of God rsquo s being is not always an experience of comfort and ease God can disturb th

Of Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.August 11, 2014

Honoring Cardinal Ortega’s 50 years at the dangerous intersection of church and Cuban politics