Mercy for the past and Catholic modernity
It is an unexpectedly hard thing to show mercy to our own past. The Crisis of Authority in Catholic Modernity shows that it is a necessary thing.
Gathering the fruit, May 28: young priests, New World polyphony, and ‘dissonant’ doctrine
If the development of doctrine were anything like musical performance, we could not imagine that "harmonic progression" would happen abruptly or lazily.
Liturgy doesn’t ‘mean’ anything: It is something
A very common question is some variation of "What does this or that ceremony or action mean?" It expresses a false assumption.
Quiet reforms: the Vatican and priestly marriage
Without announcement (and with almost as little notice), a Vatican reform was published in the official directory of the Holy See: it plain states that the Eastern churches in Communion with Rome may have a married presbyterate anywhere in the world they happen to be.
Learning new ecclesial languages
It is not easy to be immersed in other Christian traditions, but it might just heal the Church.
Spiritual baseball
The unlikely path to intimacy with Jesus
Authority and invisible activities
For the last several years, it has been my habit to keep abreast of news in the Roman Catholic community for what may be obvious reasons: they are the largest organized Christian body in the world, and what they do and don’t do, what they say and don’t say, inevitably affects our our work and witness.
Contraception and controversy
Cross-posted from my blog at Seminary of the Southwest
The debate that has raged through the first weeks of this year over contraception has got me noticing how bad we are, generally speaking, at arguing. I ... Read More...