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GET BUSY LIVING... November is a transitional time of year. Most all of the trees have lost their leaves, the weather is getting colder and more brisk, and we look to the rapidly approaching winter. In November, everything seems a bit quieter. It's supposed to be a good time to "take stock" - to think about being thankful for the events of the past year, and of looking forward in hope to the coming of a new year. It doesn't always work out that way, and it certainly isn't that easy a thing to do.  READ MORE

US MIDTERMS: A LIBERATING INVITATION FOR THE US CHURCH The urgent need is to liberate the Catholic Church from the preternatural association with partisan agendas whose entanglements and extremizations have led not only Catholic politicians but also Catholic clerical leaders to positions that are a grotesque caricature or an outright denial of the Church’s moral and social teaching.   CATHOLIC THEOLOGIANS URGE US BISHOPS TO SPEAK AGAINST IRAN WAR AHEAD OF ASSEMBLY As U.S. Catholic bishops prepare for their November meeting in Baltimore, 83 Catholic theologians and educators are urging them to take a stronger, more unified public stand against the war with Iran and to promote Gospel nonviolence. THE DIACONATE AND WOMEN: WHY IT MATTERS TODAY Talking about the diaconate and about a role for women — the female diaconate — is not revolutionary. It is not a topic reserved for a handful of experts. On the contrary, it is an issue that should concern all of us.   DECONSTRUCTION CLEARS A SPACE FOR BUILDING HEALTHY FAITH Cultivate new practices that pull you in to God's peace. In a world that can often offer more heartbreak than hope, constructive theology is the salve. It reminds us that God is still speaking, that with the day’s new mercies comes an invitation to think more deeply about the world and our place in it. CATHOLICS REJECT SYNODAL CHARADES Catholic groups representing many thousands of Catholics throughout the world question the commitment of many bishops to the very concept of synodality. Many bishops continue to lead and decide unilaterally and autocratically. Many of the mandated diocesan synods are in fact episcopally controlled, far from the spirit of synodality, with bishops determining the agendas, the participants, processes, and outcomes. THE REALISM OF MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS FOR A TIME OF DANGER A time for realism, hope, prayer, and action: Catholic realism also knows the possibility of building peace through justice, precisely because Catholics inspired by our social doctrine have contributed to building such peace. Leo calls all of us to do so today. NEVER HEARD OF ST PHOEBE? HERE’S WHY False information is being spread about the tradition of ordaining women as Catholic deacons. But it is Phoebe who is first named and first known, directly, as a deacon. Why is she not welcomed and respected by the church today? LESSONS ON FAITHFULNESS WE CAN LEARN FROM THE ELECTION The recent midterm elections revealed a profound societal demand for leaders who honor their word, reflecting a critical need for faithfulness that extends far beyond politics. Here are three places where that faithfulness must take...