No single person can be trusted to wield power; therefore, power must be shared among many and policed by a legal system of checks and balances.

“Each of the models brings out certain important and necessary points, but any model used in isolation will lead to distortions because each model exhibits only a particular reality” of the child of God and disciple of Jesus Christ who was Avery Dulles.

Who do we mean when we say “the church”?

We invite you to join us on a spiritual journey that celebrated the life and spirit of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

We won’t always get it right, but we’d rather lose than lie.

At a time when the church and the world are looking for models of good priests and decent men, no one needs to look further than Father Bob.

We are not the indispensable nation. We never were. But a shared sense of national purpose is indispensable.

In the end, despite my anger, my sorrow, my sinfulness and the sins of others, I stay because I do care.

If things are this bad within the church, how bad is it in our homes and neighborhoods?

Why we publish opinions you probably won't agree with.