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October 13, 2014
Today the synod published its midway working document, which I’ll be referring to as the relatio. Vatican expert John Thavis calls it an “earthquake” but I am […]
October 17, 2014
I ask the question in my headline because of reports like this from Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register: “More and more there is talk […]
October 17, 2014
In the Synod on the Family, there is a lot of discussion about mercy. As Pope Francis said a year ago, the Catholic Church is a […]
October 18, 2014
The just-concluded Synod on the Family at the Vatican has proven to be as contentious and fraught with drama as any large family […]
October 23, 2014
I had a hard time figuring out what was going on at the Synod. Actually, I had a hard time just figuring out what a Synod […]
October 24, 2014
On the one hand, there was the view that the primary issue confronting the Church when it comes to marriage is the subset of Catholics in […]
October 24, 2014
One of the themes to emerge from the debates and discussions surrounding the Synod on the Family is the counter-cultural nature of traditional values. Yuval Levin, […]
October 24, 2014
[An update has been added to the bottom of this post.] Michael Sean Winters is at it again, trying to drive a wedge between American bishops and […]
March 24, 2015
This letter may well be considered a historical document someday. Nearly 500 priests from England and Wales have signed a letter, published in the UK Catholic […]