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FaithFaith in Focus
Christine Lenahan
The Lord God said it is not good for man to be alone—uh, except for when it is.
Matias Abate holds an Argentine version of a MAGA hat he wore to a rally for libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei in suburban Buenos Aires. Abate, an unemployed metal worker, plans to vote for Milei as a protest against the political class. Photo by David Agren.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
Argentina's leader presidential candidate Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, has derided Pope Francis as “a malignant presence on earth,” denounced him as a “filthy leftist” and charged that the pope had “an affinity for murderous communists.”
FaithScripture Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, priest, by Colleen Dulle
Other Mother, voiced by Teri Hatcher, and Coraline, voiced by Dakota Fanning, are seen in the animated movie "Coraline." (CNS photo/Focus Features) 
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
So much of growing up is learning what love really is. ‘Coraline’ reminds us what love is not.
FaithShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
You either control the narrative, or the narrative is controlled by anyone who grabs the media’s attention.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
The letter, the drafting of which was approved by the synod assembly, will be discussed both during small group working sessions and among the entire assembly Oct. 23.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Today on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with José Manuel de Urquidi is a voting member at the synod whose advocacy for evangelizing—or rather listening—in digital spaces is turning heads.
Firefighters stand on a Kamloops Fire Rescue truck at a wildfire near Fort St. John, British Columbia, May 14, 2023. Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say the warming climate is increasing their severity. (OSV News photo/Kamloops Fire Rescue handout via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Stephen McNulty
In “The Great Divorce,” C.S. Lewis paints a rich, multifaceted picture of the afterlife, one that could teach Christians quite a bit about life on Earth today.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle interviews John Thavis, author of “The Vatican Diaries” and “The Vatican Prophecies,” about how synods and their guidelines around secrecy have evolved over time.
FaithSynod Diary
Zac Davis
As an American, as a young person and as someone who never showed their work during math class, I am naturally inclined to care more about results than the process that produces them.
FaithScripture Reflections
James T. Keane
A reflection for the Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs, by James T. Keane
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
“Synodality helps us a lot because it is the communities that tell us how to be a church, rather than a bishop telling the people how to be church,” Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner of Manaus, Brazil, said.
Politics & SocietyNews
The Associated Press
Bishop Rolando Álvarez was not among the names of the priests listed. Álvarez was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced in February to 26 years in prison.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week and both underscore Pope Francis’ power as an absolute monarch and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it.
FaithFaith in Focus
Stephanie Saldaña
The al-Ahli Arab hospital was a sanctuary, a holy place, a home to hundreds of Palestinians; it's now in ruins as a result of the ongoing war in Gaza.
FaithSynod Diary
Gerard O’Connell
After a heartrending testimony in the synod hall, Father Timothy Radcliffe said: “I hope it changed us.”
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Palestinians walk by the destroyed building of Al Nuseirat Bakery in an Israeli airstrike Nusseirat refugee camp Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Commenting on President Biden’s visit to Israel, C.R.S. President Sean Callahan said, “We appreciate the president’s call for respect for the human dignity of all and his announcement that humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza from Egypt. Civilians in Gaza cannot wait any longer and this plan must be implemented immediately.”
A man sits outside his building which was destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the A.N.C. remained steadfast in advocating for peace between Israel and Palestine. He said the A.N.C. stood with Palestine and its citizens, who have been oppressed for more than 70 years.