There are many different experiences of brokenness that can be a doorway to conversion, including addiction, trauma, depression and facing one’s death.
Life’s experiences of brokenness can be doorway to Lenten conversion
Synodal process is cross-border event for South Texas, Mexico contingents
The synodal process bridged an international border March 27 when the bishops of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico to celebrate Sunday Mass with the bishop of Matamoros.
Synodality means church must change its structure, says Indian theologian
“When the spirit of synodality is practiced, it would make the church an inverted pyramid. Canon law needs to undergo a thorough change, as the present code states clearly that the power of governance is reserved for those in sacred orders,” Father Felix Wilfred said.
Cardinal: Saving creation requires seeing each other as brothers, sisters
The pope’s second encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” from 2015, offers a precise picture of the current ecological crisis and “a lucid diagnosis of the situation,” the cardinal said.
Dialogue is part of schools’ Catholic identity, congregation says
The Congregation for Catholic Education has issued a document on the importance of promoting and safeguarding the Catholic identity of Catholic schools, which includes fostering dialogue.
From New York to El Salvador, prayers for peace at Mass for St. Romero
Bishop Escobar remembered St. Romero’s “unwavering defense of human rights, but not as a social activist, as many want to see him, but as a Christian, a pastor.”
Katie Prejean McGrady: Think you’re ‘failing’ at Lent? Think again.
“If there’s effort at all — even if we think it’s measly or small — we are acknowledging that these 40 days are set apart in our year to more fully pay attention to the Lord’s movement in our lives.”
Ask Father Tom: What’s so important about the words of baptism?
Jesus is the ‘I’ acting in every sacrament.