While the church certainly needs a new, robust political theology of the common good, it’s delusional to look for the solution in premodern Christendom
David Lodge’s 1980 novel ‘How Far Can You Go?’ uses humor to articulate lay Catholics’ struggle to reconcile a rule-oriented church with an adult faith
After Ireland, maybe the Church could facilitate difficult moral conversations that engage people caught in today’s bewildering flux of sex and relationships
The new Vatican document on the international financial system demands that we not ignore the deep and persistent problems revealed by the financial crisis
It’s easy to assume that bishops who transferred priests accused of abuse were doing it to avoid scandal. But it’s also possible that they were like me
Catholic University is in need of renewal, but the administration’s plan to address the budget crisis will only threaten the school’s national standing
Sister Diana Muñoz Alba challenged the UN, religious leaders, U.S. and Mexican governments, and all of us to do more to prevent the suffering of migrants.
Don't focus on what is missing in the lives of young people who want to get married in the church. See marriage as an opportunity for re-evangelization
