The Vatican’s historic Synod on Synodality, which opens its final session this month, started with high hopes. To prepare for the synod, every diocese worldwide was instructed to gather thoughts from Catholics, non-Catholics, and...
Will the synod listen to women on reproductive issues?
On the matter of reproductive justice, a “culture of encounter” is conspicuously absent.
October 2024
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The end of the world as we know it
Apocalyptic language in U.S. politics drives us further apart
BY HEIDI SCHLUMPF
Cult following
Idolizing famous Catholics threatens to distort the gospel message
BY JENN MORSON
A sideways glance
Queering contemplation makes it more accessible for everyone.
AN INTERVIEW WITH CASSIDY HALL
Down in the dirt
Ecological justice can strengthen our democracy.
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
A midwinter God
Grief can open you up to a place of mystery and communion with God.
BY CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER
“As Christians, I know that we can and must do better by disabled people and their communities.”
Allison Connelly-Vetter