In every sphere, there is a way to vigil: to remain awake, to resist violence and hatred, and to move toward truth and love. In vigil, we do that attentively, we do it together, we do it in prayer and in patient hope.

In some ways, it is a breath of fresh air to realize that the synod of bishops can gather in Rome...

Sanctity is not often associated with the intellectual life of theologians, perhaps because the...