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thecatholicthing.org > 09/01/2026 > the-church-in-dialogue-what-approach-and-with-whom

The Church in Dialogue: What Approach? And With Whom?

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (256+ words) Randall Smith on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Some of the Church’s dialogue partners, for example, still accept the old Enlightenment dichotomy between reasonable “science” and unreasonable “faith.” The Church addresses this group by trying to show the reasonableness of the faith. These…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/31/2026 > italy-launches-way-of-st-francis-pilgrimage-trail

Italy launches Way of St. Francis pilgrimage trail

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (83+ words) The Catholic Thing - Relaxing With the Bible Alone Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky - Chimes of Freedom Fr. Raymond J. de Souza ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’: a 20-minute documentary on the forthcoming Mel Gibson film National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/24/2026 > synodality-will-kill-catholicism

Synodality Will Kill Catholicism

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (325+ words) Brad Miner on Monday, August 24, 2026 The vagueness we’ve seen so far in the synodal process has not been incidental. It’s a feature, not a bug. After multiple synodal gatherings, the Church still has no fixed definition of synodality – only descriptions of…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/20/2026 > synodalism-is-an-anachronism

Synodalism is an anachronism

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (87+ words) The Second Vatican Council did not create a new Church. It did, however, seek to bring about a new social form of the Church that would once again be in The post Synodalism is an anachronism appeared first on The…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/19/2026 > defining-synodality-a-major-challenge-for-church

Defining synodality a???major challenge??? for Church

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (60+ words) Michael Haynes, The Catholic Herald on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Cardinal Woelki commented on the traditional Mass and the German Synodal Way in a new interview, as questions around both remain key for the Church. How not to read the story of…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/18/2026 > selling-radical-synodality-as-social-prophecy

Selling Radical???Synodality??? as???Social Prophecy???

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (558+ words) Fr. Gerald E. Murray on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The recent annual Assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious received a video message from Pope Leo XIV, in which he said: All Christians are called to be builders of Christ’s communion, formed…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/17/2026 > the-world-is-not-waiting-for-a-synodal-church

???The world is not waiting for a synodal Church???

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (63+ words) Edward Pentin on Monday, August 17, 2026 In an open letter to Pope Leo XIV, Dutch Bishop Rob Mutsaerts says people in the West today need clear and confident proclamation of the Gospel rather than permanent ecclesial consultation. How not to read…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 08/16/2026 > religious-life-is-the-higher-calling

Religious Life is the Higher Calling

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) David G Bonagura, Jr. on Sunday, August 16, 2026 Let’s be honest: the priestly and religious vocations are, in a certain sense, in competition with marriage, which is the normal form of life for adults within the Church – and, again to be…...