by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Feb 12, 2020 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Current Events, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 3 mins
Pope Francis released his latest apostolic exhortation today: Querida Amazonia, a follow up to the “Amazon Synod”, or Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region, which was held in October 2019. The full text (24 pages) shows how the Holy Father understands the...
by Taylor Fulkerson, SJ | Oct 4, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 4 mins
Back in July, I tried to excavate the part of the Pan-Amazonian Synod working document that seems to cause the most anxiety for some: the ordination of married men. While this and other concerns about the agenda have been circulating, they are in large part...
by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | May 24, 2019 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Pope Francis, Science & Technology, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
As we approach the fourth anniversary of Laudato si’ on May 24, I ask myself: “What have I done to care for creation?” Pope Francis’ encyclical continued the tradition of counter-cultural exhortations of the Christian faith that call us to live a life that God...
