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FaithFaith and Reason
Mark S. Markuly
There are now a large number of graduate students in Catholic higher education, and few of them encounter anything substantive in regards to faith formation, religious meaning-making or the role of spirituality in their lives.
Priests sit below the statue of St. Peter as Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 29, 2018. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithShort Take
Catherine R. Osborne
While there has been much discussion of clericalism and sexual abuse, writes Catherine R. Osborne, the ability of clergy to maintain a “harmonious relation to sexuality” is relatively unexamined territory.
FaithGeneration Faith
Ashley McKinless

“A church that does not listen...cannot be credible,” Pope Francis said in his opening remarks to a worldwide meeting of Catholic leaders on the topic of young people. The pope said the church needs to listen “to those young people who often do not feel understood by the church” and are “not accepted for who they really are.”

FaithNews
David Crary - Associated Press
Burnout has been a perennial problem for clergy of many faiths.
FaithExamen
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through a guided reflection on how to prepare for the way of the Lord through prayer.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The congregation's task has always been “the transmission and dissemination of the faith throughout the whole world.”