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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis revealed that a second meeting between him and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow is under consideration. “It’s on the not-distant horizon,” he said.
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati celebrates Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati Aug. 15, 2020.
FaithNews
The Associated Press
The plan could result in the possible shutdown of churches and schools as the archdiocese responds to a decline in the number of priests and a shift in parishioners.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis revealed for the first time that the archbishop had given “small caresses and massages” to his secretary, which “was a sin” but “not the gravest of sins.”
FaithAdvent Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week of Advent
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
"Five years have passed since I visited this place with my dear brothers Bartholomew and Ieronymos. After all this time, we see that little has changed with regard to the issue of migration."
FaithFaith in Focus
Pierre Thompson
My father shaped my concept of God, and Ignatian prayer brought me closer to my father and Christ.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for the Sunday of the Second Week of Advent
FaithAdvent Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for the Saturday of the First Week of Advent
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Here democracy was born,” Pope Francis said. “Yet we cannot avoid noting with concern how today — and not only in Europe — we are witnessing a retreat from democracy.”
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Arts & CultureMusic
Addison Del Mastro
You might call it the Walmart of hymnals. It doesn’t drill down into any one category. It doesn’t specialize. But it covers most of the bases that most parishes and parishioners would expect.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jenny Shank
'Matrix' and 'Agatha of Little Neon' differ in their historical settings, but they both center on women perceiving the ways of the world with absolute clarity, realizing the extent of their power and deciding to use it for the good of others.
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Arts & CultureFilm
Bill McGarvey
Peter Jackson's "Get Back" is fascinating, tedious and indispensable all at the same time.
Brophy College Preparatory. Photo courtesy of Diyaxsteph, (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Lauren Gilger
Principal Bob Ryan knew his decision to require Covid-19 vaccinations or frequent testing would be controversial. What he did not anticipate was what he has called a concerted “campaign to impugn Brophy.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Let us not become paralyzed by fear of openness or bold gestures or give in to talk of ‘irreconcilable differences’ that, in fact, have nothing to do with the Gospel!”
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jim McDermott
As odd as it sounds, the song’s uncertain quality is actually quite fitting. Unlike other popular carols, “Emmanuel” is a song not for Christmas but for Advent.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Holly Taylor Coolman
Overturning Roe v. Wade is not enough. Here are 12 steps pro-lifers should take to support women and children.
FaithAdvent Reflections
James T. Keane
A Reflection for the Friday of the First Week of Advent: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, joins Jesuitical to discuss his new book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The European continent needs reconciliation and unity; it needs courage and enthusiasm, if it is to move forward. For it will not be the walls of fear and the vetoes dictated by nationalist interests that ensure its progress.”
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On “Inside the Vatican,” Austen Ivereigh joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss his experience at the Mexico City meeting and what lessons the Latin American church can teach the rest of the world about synodality.