Laity

In the face of precariousness and uncertainty, religious orders and lay Catholic communities model how to live in relation with both one other and God.

By The Editors

October 27, 2021

The Varieties of Religious Community Today

U.S. Catholicism

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Laity

Article

Speak Boldly, Listen Carefully

The synod in Rome envisions a different Church, one in which ordinary people are heard.

October 21, 2021

Article

Minding the Church

Whistleblowers in the Church are prophetic and necessary. The hierarchy should treat them accordingly.

October 20, 2021

Article

Who Are These ‘People’?

Synodality can demythologize clerical power, but in order to work, the people it centers must include the vulnerable, not just the elite.

October 7, 2021

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Politics

‘The Church Must Be Political’

In light of the upcoming USCCB meeting, Bishop John Stowe discusses the role of politics in the Church.

By John Gehring

November 8, 2021

Religion

Going Gray

Reminders of death—and of the dead—needn't be terrifying.

By Susan Bigelow Reynolds

November 1, 2021

Culture

Babylon & Boogie Street

Throughout Leonard Cohen’s life, he sought a commitment to others that echoed, however imperfectly, Jesus’s love.

By Marcia Pally

November 11, 2021

Books

Power in Perpetuity?

China’s Communist Party has succeeded in large part because of its adaptability. But under Xi Jinping, party structures are changing.

By Elizabeth M. Lynch

November 11, 2021

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The Varieties of Religious Community Today

In the face of precariousness and uncertainty, religious orders and lay Catholic communities model how to live in relation with both one other and God.

By The Editors

October 27, 2021