The Eucharist Against Americanism, by Joshua Madden 

Two months ago, in April, His Excellency Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., delivered an address at Loyola University addressing, among other things, the Synod on Synodality, the Eucharistic Revival, and a few chosen keys to the program being implemented by Pope Francis in the Church today. An edited version was published just recently at Commonweal under the title “Pope Francis’s Vision for the Church: Seeking a Church in Service to the World.”

Now, much of what the good bishop says is true, salutary, and worthy of remembrance; a large portion of the address is dedicated to Pope Francis’ renewed vision of the importance the Church must place on care for the vulnerable and disenfranchised. …

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