Article Blessed, But Also Ordained A commission on women in the diaconate commissioned by Pope Francis concluded its work in June; two of its members spoke at Fordham University By Paul Moses January 18, 2019 Women in the Church Theology Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis
Article Mind over Matter A new translation of The Enneads, the third-century cosmological poem by Plotinus, is likely to remain the definitive critical edition in English for years to come By David Bentley Hart January 16, 2019 Philosophy Theology Spirituality Poetry
Article A Gift, Not a Guilt Trip What if, instead of thinking about Christ’s baptism in terms of original sin, we followed St. Cyril’s lead in celebrating the breath of the Spirit? By Gregory Hillis January 12, 2019 Spirituality Theology
Article Why We Stay We asked you to tell us your stories of why you came, left, or stayed in the church. In this installment, readers articulate reasons to remain By The Editors January 7, 2019 Spirituality Theology U.S. Catholicism Sexual-abuse Crisis
Article The Advent of Freedom Advent is supposed to be a hopeful time of expectation. But this December, I sat in a hospice room waiting for my mother to die By John Gehring December 23, 2018 Death and Dying Spirituality Theology
Article Economics as if Theology Mattered For the church to truly transform global economic life, it needs to practice principles of self-giving, mutuality, and solidarity at the local level By Daniel K. Finn December 19, 2018 Social Justice Economy Theology