An interesting read
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller has warned that contemporary ideas of synodality are partly inspired by Protestant models of Church governance and risk obscuring the Catholic understanding of episcopal authority. Michael Haynes examines the veteran cardinal’s critique and his call for a clearer distinction between authentic synods and what he regards as attempts to democratise the Church.
MPs in London will vote on assisted suicide legislation tomorrow, the day after World Suicide Prevention Day, prompting criticism of the timing from opponents of the Bill. The coincidence comes as campaigners warn that legalising assisted suicide would undermine efforts to prevent suicide and send contradictory messages about the value of human life.
Former US President Joe Biden has offered an update on his treatment for prostate cancer and urged other men to undergo regular screening for the disease. Christine Rousselle reports on the 83-year-old’s condition and his appeal for greater awareness of the importance of early detection.
Modern freedom is often understood as the removal of constraints, but Wendell Berry saw that escaping inherited limits can merely leave us subject to new ones of our own choosing. David Hahn reflects on Berry’s life and work to ask whether genuine freedom might instead depend upon accepting the obligations of place, family and community.
Blood sacrifice can seem grotesque and incomprehensible to modern man, yet its imagery runs through Scripture, the Crucifixion and the Mass. Fr Dwight Longenecker traces sacrifice from the ancient world through the Old Testament to Calvary, arguing that recovering its meaning can deepen our understanding of the Eucharist.
MPs in London will vote on assisted suicide legislation tomorrow, the day after World Suicide Prevention Day, prompting criticism of the timing from opponents of the Bill. The coincidence comes as campaigners warn that legalising assisted suicide would undermine efforts to prevent suicide and send contradictory messages about the value of human life.
Former US President Joe Biden has offered an update on his treatment for prostate cancer and urged other men to undergo regular screening for the disease. Christine Rousselle reports on the 83-year-old’s condition and his appeal for greater awareness of the importance of early detection.
Modern freedom is often understood as the removal of constraints, but Wendell Berry saw that escaping inherited limits can merely leave us subject to new ones of our own choosing. David Hahn reflects on Berry’s life and work to ask whether genuine freedom might instead depend upon accepting the obligations of place, family and community.
Blood sacrifice can seem grotesque and incomprehensible to modern man, yet its imagery runs through Scripture, the Crucifixion and the Mass. Fr Dwight Longenecker traces sacrifice from the ancient world through the Old Testament to Calvary, arguing that recovering its meaning can deepen our understanding of the Eucharist.
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