Recent Editorial
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Beware the bishops seeking fame
Dec 22, 2023
A few months ago, sitting in a restaurant with a bishop, sharing an appetizer as we waited for our meals, I asked my friend what he thought was the greatest challenge facing the episcopacy at this moment.
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Why the Israel-Hamas war is so hard to talk about
Dec 15, 2023
Since the October 7 massacre of innocent civilians by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent declaration of war on Hamas, a fascinating dynamic has emerged — the Jewish and Palestinian narratives we see posted on social media have converged — with the protagonists and antagonists reversed.
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Editor’s Note
Dec 08, 2023
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights ? a milestone enshrining the fundamental rights of every individual.
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Editor’s Note
Dec 01, 2023
We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation.
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Synod was grounded in prayer and doctrine at service of pastoral ministry
Nov 24, 2023
The call of Pope St John XXIII that resulted in the Second Vatican Council was a call to respond to a world that had radically changed in the preceding 100 years.
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Did the synod make a splash?
Nov 19, 2023
The Synod’s apparent lack of impact on the everyday struggles of pew-sitting Catholics is also noteworthy.
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Clericalism? No! Priestliness? Yes!
Nov 19, 2023
The word so often repeated, always, rightly, with scorn — at the recently completed synod, was clericalism. This tumour on the Mystical Body of Christ was frequently anathematised by many, from Pope Francis on.
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The man in the window, and the world beyond
Nov 19, 2023
Pope Francis is going to Dubai next month to attend COP28, the latest of a long string of annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences that first began in 1995.
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Editor’s Note
Nov 10, 2023
The recently published Synthesis Report at the conclusion of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality heralds a Church that seeks to be more inclusive and responsive to the world’s pressing challenges.
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The month in which Francis sought to change the Church
Nov 10, 2023
With the first session of the Synod assembly on the future of the Church now over, here is an assessment of the historic gathering that discussed subjects previously considered taboo.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.