Author: Brian Bright
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Women’s Leadership and Church Culture
Some countries demonstrate greater or lesser acceptance of women as leaders and/or ministers, but the biggest barrier against women in the Church crosses all territorial boundaries. It is the culture of clericalism.
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St Francis Teaches Us
This week is Laudato Si Week. It is opportune to look at what St Francis taught us about our place in Creation. In the article that follows, the author points out that St. Francis taught us that to obey Christ is sometimes to disobey the church. https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/st-francis-teaches-us-obey-christ-sometimes-disobey-church
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Authentic tradition, authentic voices and religious nationalism
J P Grayland In this article, J P Grayland looks at the recent “war of words” between the U.S. President, Vice President, and Pope Leo XIV. “Understanding the recent conflict within a broader setting helps Christians avoid resorting to popularist responses or adopting oversimplified theological commentary.” He goes on to raise questions about the implications…
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Leo XIV Reopens the Amoris Debate
Reposted from https://popeleoweekly.substack.com/p/leo-xiv-reopens-the-amoris-debate Sarah Carter (@recoveringcatholic) posted this on her Pope Leo Weekly Substack. She begins by noting that the Pope has called a meeting of bishops about Amoris Laetitia, the exhortation on marriage by Pope Francis. She concludes that with a quote from the Pope and a link to his complete message. That is…
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Your Pope Leo Weekly for March 23, 2026
SARAH CARTER MAR 23, 2026 Leo XIV Reopens the Amoris Debate Highlight of the Week: Pope Leo Calls a Meeting of Bishops to a “Synodal Discernment” of Amoris LaetitiaThis week marked ten years since Pope Francis published Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”), a papal exhortation that served as a compendium of the 2015 Synod on the…
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Signs of departure
It is now long enough since the election of Pope Leo IV to see how he is continuing in the path of Pope Francis and how he is treading his own path. Catholic Outlook from the Diocese of Parramatta has highlighted an article, originally published in Commonweal magazine. The author is Massimo Faggioli, a professor in…