James Hanvey SJ expands on what he has written elsewhere about the parable of the Good Samaritan, which frames the second chapter of Fratelli tutti, leading us into the contemplative dimension of the encyclical.
Exploring Fratelli tutti: 3. Seeing with God’s eyes
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Exploring Fratelli tutti: 4. Finding Christ in the world
James Hanvey SJ concludes the interview he gave to Jan Regner SJ by reflecting on the process of secularisation in many European countries.
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The Church becoming synodal, part 1: Lumen gentium and the inverted pyramid
Synodality grounds, shapes and empowers both the life of the Church and the witness and service it is called to render to the human family’, writes Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ – but what does the term really mean?
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The Church becoming synodal, part 2: The preferential option for the poor and the way forward
Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ considers how a synodal framework for relating to the gospel supports a preferential option for the poor.
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The renewal of religious life and Fratelli tutti
Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ reviews essential elements of Vatican II’s renewal of consecrated life and examines the development of magisterial teaching in the sixty years since.
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The renewal of religious life and Fratelli tutti: Reading Fratelli tutti for religious
Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ uses Fratelli tutti to ask: how are religious today invited to renew and deepen their following of Christ while contributing decisively to the mission of the Church?
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Re-imagining the world: Discernment of spirits in Let Us Dream
How can we learn from Pope Francis’ Ignatian approach to distinguishing what is and is not of God, especially as we seek to engage with public discourse about ‘building back better’?
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The journey of synodality
Following Pope Francis, James Hanvey SJ argues that the increasing emphasis on the need for the Church to become more synodal is about more than a reshuffle of current structures and processes.
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Looking through a different lens
Tina Campbell explains how the vision of ‘a world where all humans can live in freedom and without fear of violation of their dignity and receive the care they need and deserve’ informs her work on the Jesuits' global safeguarding project.
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The renewal of theology as dialogue from within: part I
Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ rereads the magisterial guidance regarding theological research and formation for ministry: what is the pastoral and dialogical approach that theology is called to take?
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The renewal of theology as dialogue from within: part II
Inviting theologians to an ever more open and inclusive dialogue will, says Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, bring about renewal by nurturing a theology that is guided by and at the service of the Holy Spirit.
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The world can be seen more clearly from the peripheries: the fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements
In a world where the pandemic has increased inequalities and injustices, the dialogue between Pope Francis and popular movements continues. How did the fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements unfold, five years after the previous one?
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'Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace' (Luke 2:29): Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022)
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Jim Corkery SJ considers how the priority of relationship, and especially relationship with Christ, shaped the life and theology of the late pope emeritus, who died on 31 December 2022.
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Laudate Deum: an invitation to live in the real world
Dr Timothy Howles of the Laudato Si’ Research Institute reads Pope Francis’ insights in his apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, as a challenge to inhabit the world in a new way.
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Eight days with the pope
In his book, First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis, Austen Ivereigh accompanies the reader on a journey to discover the truth of God’s love for all creation.
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