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Albani Psalter (12th century), Mary Magdalene announces the resurrection of Christ to the disciples.

In the image of God he created them …

What “being a woman” is has always been and still is decided by men in the Catholic Church – to the disadvantage of women.

From the Wires: U.S. Catholic Priests Are Increasingly Conservative as Faithful Grow More Liberal

February 24, 2023 Editor Demographics and Sociology Pope Francis

Younger priests are more conservative, study finds. Is this just stating the obvious or is there more to consider?

From the Wires: The Church’s Authority to Revise and Suppress Preconciliar Rites

January 11, 2023 Other Voices Liturgical Movement Pope Francis Pope Paul VI Vatican II

Pope Francis is right: it is necessary to return to a single, unified Roman Rite and leave the “Traditional Latin Mass” in the past. And our personal liturgical preferences have absolutely no bearing on the matter. As conservatives have grown fond of saying, truth doesn’t care about your feelings.

Looking Through the Wrong End of the Telescope: Desiderio Desideravi and Pope Francis’ Ecclesial Vision

January 8, 2023 Other Voices Pope Francis

The liturgy at its heart is a spiritual technology: rehearsing and nourishing the path to and through God’s reign marked by communion, participation, and mission.

Amen Corner: The Fijian Meal Tradition

October 24, 2022 Other Voices Amen Corner Eucharist Inculturation Pope Francis Presiding Sacramental Theology Teaching Liturgy

Could aspects of Fijian cultural meals be incorporated into the church’s eucharistic tradition?

The Council Daybook, October 11, 1962

October 11, 2022 Katharine E. Harmon Pope Francis Vatican II

We are invited to find unity within our Western Church, as sons and daughters of Peter, and with all Christians, as daughters and sons of Mary.

From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy

September 5, 2022 Other Voices Church Reform DDW / Holy See Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis Vatican II

“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”