Rabbi Sacks was a master at making people sit up and take notice of things which they had long seen, but did not understand.
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A tribute to the late Fr. Paul V. Mankowski, S.J..
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Advising the accused at an early stage about the option of laicisation represents another big cultural shift, one with theological implications.
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The martyrs of 1945 demonstrate that the killing of Christians is not a utilitarian matter for totalitarians.
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That bishops might hide things that they should share or, even worse, tell lies, is now widely accepted. The real news is that it is no longer newsworthy.
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What is the relationship between the office of supreme pontiff and the man who holds it?
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The image of the man who has lost his sight singing “I was blind but now I see” was as powerful a Christian performance as could be imagined.
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With life expectancy increasing, the challenge for the Church is to ensure that governance is not dominated by the very elderly.
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Solace can be found in the timeless resources of history and faith during periods of adversity, the Queen reminds us.
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The actions of the Australian justice system do not warrant “utmost respect” and the Holy See ought to have the courage to say so.
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Entering the church on Good Friday is a stark experience. So much that is familiar is gone. All is bare.
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Pope Francis was holding up the entire Church in prayer, blessing the city and the world.
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The Gospel accounts of the Samaritan woman, the man born blind, and the raising of Lazarus are fundamental to our understanding of Lent.
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The pastor goes after the lost and beseeches those who would depart. But what if the lost are determined not to come back?
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The seventh anniversary of Pope Francis falls at a time when the pontificate’s agenda has run into difficulty on two key issues – synodality and curial reform.
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Access to the Pius XII archives will affirm what is already known but may shed light on why the pontiff did not convoke Vatican II.
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That a man such as Vanier could be guilty of such great sins is a stark latter-day confirmation of the biblical truth that the Lord’s anointed can do wicked things.
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The Amazon synod could be paid for but Pope Francis could not be bought, or beseeched, or bullied.
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