A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, by Sebastian Gomes

Synod observers, especially those who feel like the document has not gone “forward” enough, would do well to learn from Vatican II and its rollout.

A number of assumptions continue to float around the synod that are only partially true or largely false.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

At this stage of the discernment, we might ponder if the categorization of women deacons as a “Western obsession” has itself in some ways become a Western obsession.

Any decision requires some development in the church’s understanding of the tradition.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes