The Church builds on what has gone before but is not afraid to introduce new systems that, only by taking the risk of trying, we realize are better than what came before.
Good reform in the Church builds on the past while trying something new
On Canon Law with Father Crane: Engaging the laity to change the world
The world is planted thick with situations to which the Gospel can only be brought by a lay Catholic.
On Canon Law with Father Crane: Sacraments for heretics and schismatics?
Discipline surrounding the sacraments has moved a bit over the years — in the previous discipline, Catholic sacraments were just for Catholics.
On Canon Law with Father Crane: Are you ready to preach the Gospel?
There is a blanket, standing implication of Church law that all Catholics, ordained or lay, are qualified to preach, if invited to do so.
On Canon Law: It’s time to rethink the meaning of ‘parish’
What do people picture when using the word “parish”?