National Trust for Canada has recently released a report projecting that out of some 27,600 current church buildings a full 1/3 will be closed or
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Is a shared ecclesiology across the generations possible?
How can we be the Church together?
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Un-hiding Our Would-Be Black Catholic Sisters
These women have been committed to oblivion by not being allowed to exist in the community record at all.
Read moreIs the Religious Right to Blame for Christianity’s Decline?
We’ve all heard this: liberal churches are shrinking and conservative churches are growing. It’s because – don’t you know? – churches that stand for something
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Ordinary Time: The Need to Move toward Community
As we move into the second week of Winter Ordinary Time, there is something about Nathan Mitchell’s reflection on the deeper meaning of the Baptism
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The Myth of Noble Simplicity
Liturgical clarity does not mean artistic simplicity.
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Fashion Trend Alert: Chapel Veils are Back!
Among undergraduates, we’ve seen a decided uptick in young women who elect to wear the mantilla or “chapel veil”.
Read moreAs younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works
From the Boston Globe: “As Younger Catholics Drift Away, the Church Considers What Works.” Some sobering data here. In 1990, one-third of U.S. children were Catholic.
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Man, I’m Tired of Inclusive Language
Inclusive language appears to be dead, and those of us who continue to demand it appear obsolete and out-of-touch.
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Good taste, bad taste, no taste: Liturgical Art and Architecture in a time of cultural exhaustion.
Rather than listen to specialists, we have mob-opinion and crowdsourced culture.
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