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Peace in the Christmas Season
Pope Leo's Messages for Christmas and the World Day of Peace
Dec 29, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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A Word of Hope and Joy
Readings for Advent and Christmas
Dec 24, 2025
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More on Monogamy and Mary
Further Conversation on Two Recent Vatican Documents
Dec 19, 2025
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Bishop Barron and the Political Moment
Mar 15, 2025
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The US Bishops' Special Message on Immigration
Nov 15, 2025
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A Divide in the USCCB on Immigration?
Nov 10, 2025
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Salvation Outside the Church: The Development of a Doctrine
May 26, 2023
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Pope Francis's Last Words
Apr 22, 2025
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What We Profess with our Mouths Must Come from the Heart
Nov 28, 2025
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Reading the Vatican Commission Report on the Female Diaconate
Inconclusive Findings, Open Theological Questions
Dec 16, 2025
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A Pastoral Rebuke of Illegal and Immoral Orders
Archbishop Broglio's Statement on Recent Military Strikes in the Caribbean
Dec 10, 2025
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A Commentary on Una Caro, the Vatican's Document on Monogamy
"Both the New and the Old"
Dec 7, 2025
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The US Bishops' You Are Not Alone Initiative
How Local Churches Can Stand in Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees
Nov 30, 2025
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What We Profess with our Mouths Must Come from the Heart
Pope Leo on the Nicene Creed
Nov 28, 2025
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An Update from the Synod Study Groups
Getting Close to the Finish Line?
Nov 23, 2025
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A Commentary on the DDF's Mater Populi Fidelis
Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation
Nov 18, 2025
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The US Bishops' Special Message on Immigration
A Word of Accompaniment
Nov 15, 2025
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Doctrine and Tradition
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More on Monogamy and Mary
Further Conversation on Two Recent Vatican Documents
Dec 19, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
3
Reading the Vatican Commission Report on the Female Diaconate
Inconclusive Findings, Open Theological Questions
Dec 16, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
11
3
3
A Commentary on Una Caro, the Vatican's Document on Monogamy
"Both the New and the Old"
Dec 7, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
3
2
What We Profess with our Mouths Must Come from the Heart
Pope Leo on the Nicene Creed
Nov 28, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
10
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A Commentary on the DDF's Mater Populi Fidelis
Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation
Nov 18, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Faith and Public Life
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Peace in the Christmas Season
Pope Leo's Messages for Christmas and the World Day of Peace
Dec 29, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
4
A Pastoral Rebuke of Illegal and Immoral Orders
Archbishop Broglio's Statement on Recent Military Strikes in the Caribbean
Dec 10, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
5
3
The US Bishops' You Are Not Alone Initiative
How Local Churches Can Stand in Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees
Nov 30, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
14
3
The US Bishops' Special Message on Immigration
A Word of Accompaniment
Nov 15, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
16
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A Divide in the USCCB on Immigration?
Bishop Barron's Strategy of Quiet Engagement
Nov 10, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Immigration
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The US Bishops' You Are Not Alone Initiative
How Local Churches Can Stand in Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees
Nov 30, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
14
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The US Bishops' Special Message on Immigration
A Word of Accompaniment
Nov 15, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
16
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6
A Divide in the USCCB on Immigration?
Bishop Barron's Strategy of Quiet Engagement
Nov 10, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
32
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October Grab Bag
Bishop Seitz on Conscience, Potential Conflict with Venezuela, and Being Less Judgmental
Oct 26, 2025
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House Republicans' Contradictory Investigations
The Catholic Church, Religious Liberty, and Christian Nationalism
Aug 13, 2025
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Spirituality, Prayer, and Ministry
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A Word of Hope and Joy
Readings for Advent and Christmas
Dec 24, 2025
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Reading the Vatican Commission Report on the Female Diaconate
Inconclusive Findings, Open Theological Questions
Dec 16, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Theology for All Saints
Readings for Commemorating the Faithful Departed
Nov 2, 2025
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October Grab Bag
Bishop Seitz on Conscience, Potential Conflict with Venezuela, and Being Less Judgmental
Oct 26, 2025
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A Teenage Saint?
The Complexity of Carlo Acutis
Sep 14, 2025
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Synodality
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An Update from the Synod Study Groups
Getting Close to the Finish Line?
Nov 23, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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A (Synodal) Church which is Poor and for the Poor
A First Reflection on Pope Leo XIV's Dilexi Te
Oct 12, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Pope Leo's Interview with Crux
Demonstrating a Synodal Leadership Style
Sep 21, 2025
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Talking About Synodality
Parsing the Style of Vatican Documents
Jul 24, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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So You Want to Implement Synodality...
The Vatican Begins the Implementation Phase of the Synodal Process
Jul 21, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Technology, Faith, and Ethics
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Pope Leo Addresses Catholic Social Media Influencers
Also: The Controversy at Detroit's Seminary
Aug 1, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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End of June Grab Bag
More on Immigration, Spyware, and the Vatican Web Site
Jun 30, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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February Grab Bag
The Synod Study Groups Make Progress, a Spyware Scandal Touches the Catholic Church, and More
Feb 25, 2025
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The Vatican Speaks on Artificial and Human Intelligence
The Document Antiqua et Nova
Jan 31, 2025
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The Pope and the Vatican
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Peace in the Christmas Season
Pope Leo's Messages for Christmas and the World Day of Peace
Dec 29, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
4
More on Monogamy and Mary
Further Conversation on Two Recent Vatican Documents
Dec 19, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
3
Reading the Vatican Commission Report on the Female Diaconate
Inconclusive Findings, Open Theological Questions
Dec 16, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
11
3
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A Commentary on Una Caro, the Vatican's Document on Monogamy
"Both the New and the Old"
Dec 7, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
3
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What We Profess with our Mouths Must Come from the Heart
Pope Leo on the Nicene Creed
Nov 28, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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The Theological Vocation
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Begging Pardon from the Doctors
St. Francis de Sales and Rejecting Theological Authorities
Aug 20, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Reimagining the Theological Vocation
The College Theology Society's 2025 Annual Convention
Jun 5, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Catholic Theology in the Face of Mass Deportation
Reflections on a CTSA Virtual Event
Apr 6, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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What I've Been Working On
Renaissance Scotists?
Feb 28, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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Rereading Henri de Lubac's The Mystery of the Supernatural
History and Human Nature
Feb 4, 2025
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Matthew Shadle
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