The model put forth by members of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States should lead the church to become an ever larger tent — a church that welcomes, promotes and integrates everyone.
When I served as dramaturg for the Los Angeles-based Center Theatre Group's reading of "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" by Fr. Daniel Berrigan, I didn't expect how profound the experience would be for my Catholicism.
Laughter is a gift from God and a reminder that we are meant to be witnesses of God's joy in the world, not merely echo chambers of misery, division and gloom, writes Fr. Daniel P. Horan.
Watching people march joyously through downtown Queens, the thing that struck me most was how much the celebration of Pride emerges from an experience that is also at the heart of Christianity.
Pope Francis may have closed the door on ordaining female deacons during his pontificate, but Catholic women — and the communities in which we serve — hold out hope for the grace of the diaconate.
Clergy are only one voice among many with the power to define what is "Catholic." Yet over the last 20 years, the Catholic brand has been appropriated in a worrying way by organizations with uncertain ties to the structure of the church.
Disagreements exist over liturgy, the role of women, clericalism, sex abuse, church teaching and cultural and racial differences. But despite these tensions, the report sees reasons for hope.
A bishops' conference with wizened outreach to the poor is like a bishops' conference stripped of its commitment to the defense of human life, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development promotes the U.S. bishops' teaching Catholics political responsibilities in a way no church document can. The prelates shouldn't abandon their decadeslong commitment to the program.