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My response today to James Martin’s article in yesterday’s America magazine “The final Synod report is one big wordy yawn signifying absolutely nothing, so much nothing it is not worth the Pope’s while to issue a post synodal exhortation. Nothing to see here, folks. Not one single thing has shifted even marginally. There is nothing […]

Revd Ruth Gee, a former president of Methodist Conference at the Open Table at All Hallows Anglican Church, LeedsAll photos by Lisa Loveridge In last Sunday’s readings for Sunday Mass, Jesus tells the religious authorities that all their ‘tradition’ is nothing but human teaching. It does not come from God. And James reminds us that

Ed note – We used this approach, not so-called, for discussion after contemplative prayer, in conjunction with lectio divina, in the early 90s. It would also be ideal for discussions around the Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church, submitted as part of the synodal process. The main aims of the most recent version of the

Ed: Sr. Genny (Philippines) was an invited speaker for the October 2023 SpiritUnbounded.org event, though ultimately she was not able to participate. We continue thinking and working on how to best support Indigenous environmental leaders worldwide. From Alessandra Bergamin’s article In These Times, 10 July 2024 Before the day’s light had begun to dim, Brandon

From and with thanks to Casey Stanton, Co-Director of Discerning Deacons… Instead of word searching for what we want to see, I want us to start with the conclusion of the new Instrumentum Laboris (working document) which states clearly the ambitious and bold aim of the document which will guide a historic, month-long assembly this October.

Today, two people close to me (one, an adult, the other, a young child) had operations under general anaesthetic. Of course, what mattered most was the skill of the medical team (and thinking of the ongoing torture in Gaza, the existence of a bed, a hospital and drugs). But most important after that was the

June 2024 Catholic Organizations for Renewal (COR) is a leadership forum of U.S. church reform organizations (including Future Church, Dignity, Women’s Ordination Conference, etc.) that is also gauging interest in jointly putting together a national conference, an “ecumenical” approach. COR aims to renew the Roman Catholic Church and build an inclusive Church; bring about a

By Loup Besmond de Senneville (in Rome) for La Croix, June 4th, 2024 Following Pope Francis’s request, some 15 theologians from around the world gathered in Rome on June 4 to prepare the next steps of the Synod on the church’s future. Meeting at the General Curia of the Jesuits in Rome, the theologians are

From David Schaller, US, formerly of Most Precious Blood parish in Colorado, now in Arizona…email us at hello@spiritunbounded.org for forwarding to Marie “The concept of efficiency — how much one can accomplish per unit of time (or per dollar, etc.) — requires a quantitative numerator as well as a denominator. It requires a metric. Therefore, it tells us nothing aboutresults we

My husband and I have visited several care homes recently. His mother, with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s, is in need of professional care. To read the rest of the article, please view the PDF.