Jeanie Hannaman

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - Hopefully this goes a long way toward explaining why Pope Leo refers to synodality as a style or an attitude. Presumably this pope has far too much missionary experience to resort to badly-orchestrated group-think to get things done. As the Pope recently reminded us by parsing the word “synod” into its Greek roots, “synodality” means that we Catholics are on “a way together” which benefits from the active participation of all—not so much in discussions or planning sessions but in the “way together” itself, that is, in ongoing apostolic work, ongoing witness to Christ.

By Dann Aungst, The Stream - Forgiveness is not just a part of the Christian life—it is at the very heart of it. From the moment sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, humanity has needed healing, reconciliation, and restoration. Baptism cleanses us from original sin, but we continue to wrestle with concupiscence—the ongoing inclination toward sin. This interior battle makes the call to forgiveness all the more urgent and necessary for our spiritual health and eternal destiny.

By John Grondelski, National Catholic Register - It’s not coincidental that today’s (June 30th) optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at the head of the first Christian martyrs: the Pope crucified upside down on Vatican Hill, the preacher to the nations beheaded in Rome... As we saw from Paul’s journeys, Christianity spread quickly in the Roman Empire, especially in the cities, so there was no way it would not reach the most important city of all: Rome.