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VATICAN CITY — One of the persistent criticisms of the final assembly of the Synod on Synodality has been that, despite its frequent emphasis on listening and dialogue, several relevant and important voices went unheard. In his final assessment of the synod, George Weigel identified some of these voices as happily married couples, Catholic educators resisting today’s “woke” culture, and healthcare...

By Clement Harrold November 1, 2024 1) He is the first and greatest of the four major prophets. Standing at the head of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, Isaiah’s writings constitute the single most important prophetic book of the Old Testament. His theological vision is expansive, and it has exerted an enormous influence over subsequent Jewish and Christian theology. 2) His book is known as the fift...

Here are six main points about the story of the scribe asking Jesus to name the greatest commandment on the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B — taken from my podcast episode on the subject and previous “This Sunday” pieces on this site. First: This question came at an exhausting time of questioning for Jesus. The question from the scribe about the commandments comes after a number of cha...

While the Christian faith is grounded in the here and now, it is only fully understood and valued when it is placed and lived in the light of eternity. While many blessings can be received by God’s grace in this life, none of them compares to the heavenly glory won for us in Jesus Christ. No earthly blessing, however emotionally satisfying or physically pleasurable, can come even close to the eter...

Last night, court reports, and fly away home Skip to content Pillar subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DR Happy Friday friends, And a glorious feast of All Saints to you all. Halloween yesterday was something of an odd event for us in our house. My wife, being a Londoner, takes an outsider’s view of the whole affair, generally treating it with skepticism but ope...