Synod as Traditioning: Part Three

Friday, December 23, 2022

Matthew Neugebauer

Facing (controversial) issues In Part One, I raised the possibility that the Synod on Synodality is both a microcosm of the millennia-long process of Tradition and an active participant in that process. In Part Two, I explored what it might mean for lay people to take part in this encounter, to themselves be more active […]

Synod as Traditioning: Part One

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Matthew Neugebauer

Handing on the Faith As I was writing my reflection on the Working Document for the Continental Stage last month, I mulled over multiple ways to describe this synod process. In that post, I called it a “conversation.” TheWorking Document represented the participants of the Diocesan Phase, in conversation with the regional assemblies of the […]

Pope Francis: an “orthodox” Catholic

Monday, June 10, 2019

Sebastian Gomes

Sebastian Gomes reflects on the conservatism of Pope Francis and the idea of newness enshrined in Catholic tradition.

Celebrating All Hallows Eve

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Andrew Santos

All Hallows Eve (or Halloween as most people refer to) is a beautiful time of year. With the celebration of Halloween comes an abundance of bright, scary costumes and a drastic change in weather (just look at Hurricane Sandy). But more than just the costumes and the weather comes a growing realization of how close […]

Celebrating the pains of a blessed labour

Friday, December 16, 2011

Carlos Ferreira

Six o’clock in the morning of a December 16 on a island planted in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, church bells ring. It is the first day of a Christmas novena on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The novena is called Missas do parto, or Labour Masses. These Masses happen early in the morning […]