Article Blessed, But Also Ordained A commission on women in the diaconate commissioned by Pope Francis concluded its work in June; two of its members spoke at Fordham UniversityBy Paul MosesJanuary 18, 2019 Women in the Church Theology Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis
Article ‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return By Paul BaumannDecember 4, 2018 Movies Spirituality Religious Life Women in the Church
Article Let Church Be Church Again It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing. By Carol Keehan, DCNovember 27, 2018 Second Vatican Council Social Justice Health Care Women in the Church
Article Why I Stay I can’t tell you rationally why I went back. It doesn’t make sense. All I can say is that I went big—and came home.By Dorothy FortenberryNovember 19, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Theology Spirituality Women in the Church
Article Discovering Jean Donovan Nothing about Jean Donovan’s upbringing in a wealthy Connecticut suburb suggested that she would be a martyr in El Salvador By Paul BaumannNovember 19, 2018 Latin America Women in the Church Spirituality Foreign Affairs
Article Not Just Sin-Spotters Fifty years ago, the “universality” in Catholic ethics meant absorption into the Roman way of viewing things; a conference in Sarajevo modeled another wayBy Cathleen KavenySeptember 13, 2018 Theology Women in the Church Foreign Affairs Ethics Laity
PoliticsSuiting Up for Team Racist Bishop Stowe spoke up about the racism of Donald Trump’s MAGA campaign, and spoke the simple truth. Let’s hope it’s the start of a trendBy Mollie Wilson O'ReillyFebruary 7, 2019
ReligionNarrowing the Universal Church Recent debates in higher education over who counts as an “authentic Catholic” have the unintended effect of splintering the universal Body of ChristBy Julia G. YoungFebruary 6, 2019
CultureSomewhere Else Mammon can never be God. We need ways of valuing ourselves and our neighbors that are not indexed to the marketBy Ian Marcus CorbinFebruary 10, 2019
BooksSurviving Survivalism Westover tells the story of her soul, not her accomplishments. Becoming an individual through paideia, she discovers herself as a relational beingBy Mike St. ThomasFebruary 1, 2019
CollectionsWhy We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay. The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us By The EditorsDecember 3, 2018
