RECENT NEWS:
— Cardinal Gregory sees ‘Dignitas infinita’ as balanced, challenging document.
— Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?
— Priest prepares for ‘crazy’ 1,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: ‘Harvard Thinking’: Forgiving what you can’t forget. Wronged and can’t move on?

ARTICLES OF INTEREST:
— The Defrocking of Father AI
— Missional AI: Several Key Takeaways

MOVIE OF INTEREST: Angel Studios Presents SIGHT

BOOK OF INTEREST: In the Courts of Three Popes: An American Lawyer and Diplomat in the Last Absolute Monarchy of the West

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Easter, Creation, and Holiness

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis

CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME:
— The Pope, the Environmental Crisis, and Frontline Leaders | The Letter: Laudato Si Film
— Healing Our Throwaway Culture: A Focus on Plastics
— COP28: US Bishops call for socially sustainable decarbonization
— Chicago Archdiocese to power parishes, schools with 100% renewable energy

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Cardinal Cantalamessa gives second Lenten sermon

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Stations of the Cross - Divine Revelation | Scripture | Life-Size Stations | 'Were You There'

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Subvert the Culture Through Love

CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME: More Than a Sequel: Pope Francis takes on our ‘homicidal pragmatism’

SYNOD NEWS: Vatican announces synod assembly dates; formation of study groups

BOOK OF INTEREST: Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication

RECENT NEWS: Remembering Nicholas Rescher, a Gentle Giant

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Three Habits to Get the Most out of Lent

EVENT OF INTEREST: Sarum Vespers and Benediction at Princeton University

UPCOMING CINEMATIC RELEASE: The First Must See Film of 2024: Cabrini

BOOK OF INTEREST: Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List

RECENT NEWS: Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate

RECENT NEWS: Declaration Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Love to Overcome Hate—the need to empower the study of love

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Want to know the history behind the Feast of the Epiphany?

SYNOD REFLECTIONS: Bishop Robert Barron Shares His Synod Experience

BOOKS OF INTEREST: Living Better with Spirituality Based Strategies that Work by Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Why Christians Must Do More Than Merely Reject Antisemitism

THEOLOGICAL/LITURGICAL EDUCATION: “The Mass” by Word on Fire’s Bishop Robert Barron

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: ‘The Chosen’ Christmas special is a ‘beautiful experience,’ show’s creator says

SYNOD OUTCOME: Fifteen hidden gems in the Synod on Synodality report

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Christmas at the Nativity by Pope Francis

SYNODAL NEWS: Synod Report: A Church that involves everyone and is close to world’s wounds

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION: “Laudate Deum”: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: A Mysterious Alchemy Within the Communion of Saints

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Preferential Option for the Poor in the Bible

BOOK OF INTEREST: AI, Faith, and the Future: An Interdisciplinary Approach

COFFEE & CONVERSATION: Synod Retreat Meditations by Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP

ARTICLE OF INTEREST: Synodal discernment and women in the diaconate

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition – A Lecture at Harvard University

BOOK OF INTEREST: The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection

COFFEE & CONVERSATION—NEW SERIES

SYNODAL NEWS
- Cardinal McElroy on ‘radical inclusion’ for LGBT people, women, and others in the Catholic Church
- Cardinal McElroy responds to his critics on sexual sin, the Eucharist, and LGBT and divorced/remarried Catholics
- Bishop Barron on Inclusion & Exclusion

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition – A Lecture at Harvard University

RECENT NEWS: Pope Francis recently concluded the first-ever papal visit to Mongolia

BOOK OF INTEREST: Introduction to Christianity by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

EASTER REFLECTION: In Time for Pentecost

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Christian Contribution to the Public Conversation

BOOK OF INTEREST: Aquinas on the Market: Toward a Humane Economy

BREAKING NEWS: Laypeople, including women, will vote in Synod on Synodality

EASTER REFLECTION: Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil Homily; St. Patrick and the Easter Flame

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Is Beauty Worth It? Doesn’t It Cost Too Much?

BOOK OF INTEREST: To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II

RECENT NEWS: Understanding Pope Francis from the Inside

We are pleased to announce the launch of CATH-Links, an initiative born from the CC@S Synodal process and developed by the Communications and Education Teams of the Intra Community Council (ICC).

FAITH AND SCIENCE: Wonder: The Harmony of Faith and Science

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Three-City Problem of Modern Life

BOOK OF INTEREST: Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis

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