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Jubilee of Bishops: Meditation of Pope Leo XIV

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

During the Jubilee of Bishops, Pope Leo XIV gave a meditation at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica. He said that "a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed to Christ in his personal life and in his apostolic ministry. The Spirit of the Lord will then shape his way of thinking."

Is a real Conclave so political?

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Matthew Neugebauer

Popular depictions of Conclaves often show a political drama with lots of maneuvering and intrigue. At heart, it's also a deeply synodal act of spiritual discernment. How can we reconcile these two diverging perspectives on papal elections?

Do You Believe This? | One Body

Friday, January 17, 2025

Nicholas Jesson

Nicholas Jesson reflects on the common faith of Christians, the theme of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Becoming the Church we are called to be: 60 years after Lumen Gentium | Synod on Synodality

Friday, December 20, 2024

Julian Paparella

Sixty years after Lumen Gentium, the question is as relevant today as it was then: What kind of Church is God calling us to be and to become?

Praying together by listening to the Word of God | Synod on Synodality

Monday, December 16, 2024

Julian Paparella

What has your experience been of praying with others? Have you ever prayed with others using the Bible, Sacred Scripture, the Word of God? 

How to make decisions with the Holy Spirit? | Synod on Synodality

Friday, November 8, 2024

Julian Paparella

Julian reflects on the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide us in difficult decisions and lead us forward.

Penitential Vigil, Ecumenical Witness: Part Three | Synod on Synodality

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Matthew Neugebauer

At the 2024 Session of Synod, participants experienced the ecumenical witness as a summons to repentance, conversion, and self-offering for the sake of unity found in Christ.

Penitential Vigil, Ecumenical Witness: Part Two | Synod on Synodality

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Matthew Neugebauer

If ecumenical partners recognize each other, how much more then should those who share full communion accept each other as “sisters and brothers in the Lord”?

Penitential Vigil, Ecumenical Witness: Part One | Synod on Synodality

Monday, October 28, 2024

Matthew Neugebauer

The first part of the 2024 Session of the Synod was framed by a Penitential Vigil on October 1 and an Ecumenical Vigil on October 11.

Listening deeply to hear God’s voice in others | Synod on Synodality

Friday, October 18, 2024

Julian Paparella

Julian reflects on how God speaks to us through other people and how we need to be attentive to the needs of others.

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