“Happily, Helsinki is not all geopolitical excitement. It is also lumberingly omnipresent trams, for which I quickly come to feel something close to love.”
Readers discuss the possibility of a humane resolution to the Ukraine War and ask whether we can really know God’s will in making end-of-life decisions.
Readers weigh in on Ukraine, the role of Eucharistic ministers, the correct response to neoliberalism, and the perils of a religious community lacking real intimacy.
The challenge of engagement facing the synod is real. But these readers point to the progress at their own institutions as a model of how we can move forward.
George Scialabba replies to a comment on John Dewey, and readers weigh in on the editors’ suggestions for Ukraine and the search for a new narrative about sex.
Readers respond to articles about Democratic politics, U.S. foreign policy, and race in Catholic media, and the magazine honors our retiring poetry editor.