There has been a lot of chatter since the Amazon synod about the possibility of ordaining women to the permanent diaconate. While the commission to study this question did not come to an agreement on the issue earlier this year,...
Read More“We are reminded that in the South, there are no simple questions about the past.” -Chip Brantley I recently listened to a podcast about the murder of Rev. James Reeb in 1965 in Selma, Alabama. The podcast is called...
Read MoreIn Disney’s Toy Story 4, Bonnie creates a new toy named Forky at her kindergarten orientation day. Woody and the rest of the gang realize how important Forky is to Bonnie, and team up to teach Forky what it means to be loved....
Read MoreSPOILER ALERT. I will refer to plot points within the book and film in this post, so if you want to read/watch without spoilers first, be warned. Also, I do not intend in this post to claim that my interlocutors are Catholic...
Read MoreLast night, James F. Keenan, SJ, was awarded the John Courtney Murray Award by the Catholic Theological Society of America. Named for one of its early Board members who was a major theologian in the American Catholic Church, the...
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