Category: Views
Original contributions from ARC members
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Silicon Valley priest: Encyclical gives new impetus to Church–Big Tech dialogue
Fr. McGuire writes that as Church, we certainly do not agree on everything, but that it is essential that we follow Pope Francis’ idea of synod: listening, encountering, and working with people. He believes that the dialogue has been able to have with the Tech community in Silicon Valley has been very fruitful. That dialogue…
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The Theology of Chairs
Did Pope Leo choose to meet this gathering of lay leaders in this way or did he merely go with the way the Vatican arranged the meeting? Whatever the case, it appears that the Pope has missed a golden opportunity to show how Synodality works. As I stated in the latest ARCVoice, it is a…
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Final Synod Report on Synodality
These summaries have been prepared by Terry Fewtrell using the words contained in the report. The dot points are his own to enable understanding and promote reflection.
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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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More thoughts about war
Pope Leo has been a critic of the USA-Israel war on Iran. The article linked here shows how he stands firmly in the tradition of Popes over the past 50 years.
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Just war?
Catholics in the USA could be forgiven if they are confused by the apparent conflict between their President and ‘their’ Pope. It must be especially troubling for the more conservative among them. Over recent decades they stood firmly behind two conservative Popes, John Paul II and Benedict, but found Francis sufficiently confronting that many rejected…
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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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Reconsidering original sin
St Lucia Spirituality is a group with which we share some common interests and which publishes material likely to be of interest to members of ARC. A recent piece by Kevin Treston reviewed the origins of original sin and how it might be understood in the light of advances in human knowledge since the idea was formulated by…
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“I don’t know what God is”
When I read this piece, I don’t know what God is. But the search keeps me grounded and feeling alive, by Karen Rinaldi in The Guardian recently it spoke to me sufficiently that I posted a link on our parish Facebook page. A few days later I received an email message from our priest saying…