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Ecumenism After 50 Years
From the introduction to a lecture presented at the Gregorian University in Rome on the occasion of…
The Pope’s True Agenda
It is now widely acknowledged that the media’s initial reporting of the pope’s recent speech on creation…
Terminal Leave
The unarmored / shoes she dons / leave space in the toe...
Advent of Unity
John famously begins his Gospel with a piece of theology: “In the beginning was the Word, and…
Vatican II and the Berlin Wall
History sometimes displays the happy capacity to arrange anniversaries so that one sheds light on another. On Nov.…
Stephen Colbert and the Southern Catholic Charism
Forgive us if we pack the streets around Ed Sullivan Theatre next spring, searching the sky for…
The Pope and the Problem of Punishment
Pope Francis recently gave a speech to the International Association of Penal Law advocating for the improvement…
My Memories of Fr. Benedict
My memory of Fr. Benedict Groeschel goes back to 1964, when he was the Catholic chaplain at…
My Plea
The day my soul became Catholic was the day I found out that as a divorced and…
The Rabbi and the Friar
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, whose death we all mourn, lived at Trinity House in Larchmont, a hundred yards…
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed
According to Vatican-speak, a specially scheduled session of the Synod of Bishops is an “Extraordinary Synod,” meaning…
Religion and Family Around the Globe
All the attention devoted to the first Roman Catholic Synod on the Family, which wraps up this…
Clash of Straw Men
Two recent speeches by senior Vatican officials whose responsibilities involve wrestling with world politics suggest that some…
Catholic Writers Take Notice
One year ago, in the December 2013 First Things issue, Dana Gioia regretted the decline of the Catholic…
“La Popessa” Speaks
She was called “La Popessa,” depicted as the iron lady of the Vatican, and said to have…
