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September 2015

September 15, 2015

The Sea Change of Mercy and Forgiveness

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Pope in...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Vatican’s vendetta investigation of American women religious completes under Pope Francis, with praise instead

What a difference a few years makes. With the final Vatican report of Cardinal Law’s...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

There Is No Other: The Radical Message of St. Francis in Jon Sweeney’s New Book

At the beginning of his new book, When Saint Francis Saved The Church, Jon Sweeney warns...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Pope Francis to Remind Conservatives Again Foot Washing Is About Humility Not Piety, and Not Patriarchy

The guideline of only washing the feet of men was invented in 1955. 1955! Before...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Pope Francis: “Who am I to judge” gay people? “Women in the Church are more important than bishops.”

Last week, Archbishop Chaput said "right wing" Catholics weren't happy Pope Francis hadn't talked about...

July 19, 2013

Fr. Helmut Schüller’s “Catholic Tipping Point” Tour Calls for Disobedience

On a 15-city "Catholic Tipping Point" American tour Fr. Helmut Schüller is outlining reforms he believes can restore vitality to...

July 09, 2013

Will Pope Francis be a reforming pope?

In light of Pope Francis' similarity in demeanor to Pope John XXIII, his admiration for...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

A few thoughts on Benedict and the next pope

It's fun to speculate about who will be the next pope. But normally there's a...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

What is the “correct” position for a Catholic? — I respond to a reader comment

What is the "correct" position on subsidiarity, or any other issue, for a Catholic when...

November 2009

November 04, 2009

Health Care Reform and Catholicism Revisited

Thousands of you read, responded to and shared my August piece about the health care...

August 2009

August 23, 2009

For I Was Ill and You Cared For Me

'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you...