I 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...
Read MoreAt least some parts of the Catholic priesthood have suffered from and continue to suffer from arrogance and “hubris,” and that this drives people away from the faith. Among some younger priests and seminarians, the preoccupation...
Read MoreA recent online ad for Google depicts a nervous young man awaiting an interview in an executive suite. We see him anxiously trying out various opening lines, but they seem lame. He then spies a picture on the wall of a castle....
Read MoreI attended two panels at this past weekend’s Society of Christian Ethics conference, and to cut to the chase, both made me wonder why products that are pervasive in our society always seem to be accompanied by horror stories...
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