Some writers whom I respect greatly have taken the occasion of the papal conclave to express a deep sense of frustration about the direction of the Church. My colleague Julie Hanlon Rubio has a very nice engagement with Paul...
Read MoreWhile the Catholic world I live in has been counting down to “sede vacante,” the DC area world I live in has clearly been transfixed by another countdown: to sequester! In case you haven’t heard, and it seems that many Americans...
Read MoreThe following is a guest post from Kari-Shane Davis Zimmerman, who teaches moral theology at College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University. This post’s title is a catchy line from one of several flashy advertisements...
Read MoreI was asked, on a radio program yesterday, what I thought the Pope’s legacy would be, and I said I thought he would be “the great Vatican II pope,” one of the youngest theologians who worked at the Council, who summed up all the...
Read MoreThe surprise announcement of Pope Benedict’s resignation – which has apparently been planned for some time – is likely to prompt a great deal of speculation about the future. Indeed, what an “emeritus pope” looks like will be...
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