For those looking to develop a better understanding of synodality, Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe’s Listening Together: Meditations on Synodality is an excellent primer. It also includes a number of valuable insights on the modern world, including the following: We must address the root causes of the ‘tsunami of loneliness’ (and reject the ‘rugged individualism’ that one… Read More Ending the Tsunami of Loneliness: 9 Quotes from Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe

St. Oscar Romero’s words still speak to us and the challenges we face today. Here are seven more key quotes from The Violence of Love: Loving others demands building a just society: “A civilization of love that did not demand justice of people would not be a true civilization…It is a caricature of love to… Read More 7 Oscar Romero Quotes for Today’s World

In a recent speech, Pope Leo pointed to the widespread mistaken understanding of human flourishing that is causing so much misery: Today, a flourishing life is often confused with a materially wealthy life or a life of unrestricted individual autonomy and pleasure. The so-called ideal future presented to us is often one of technological convenience… Read More Our Obsession with Limitless Autonomy is Making Us Miserable

Here are some key quotes from Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical Dilexit Nos: Yet living as we do in an age of superficiality, rushing frenetically from one thing to another without really knowing why, and ending up as insatiable consumers and slaves to the mechanisms of a market unconcerned about the deeper meaning of our lives,… Read More Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ

Our readings today speak of courage, faith, and obedience. We can see from the flow of the readings that these three themes work themselves out in order: If we have the courage to have faith, we will live according to the word of God, and we will be accompanied and rewarded in this effort. Doubt… Read More What is the Best Way to Deal with Doubt?