OPEN HOUSE
Issue 296
October - November 2021
Laudato Si’ in the life of the parish
Fr GERARD HAND reflects on the challenges of integrating the values of Pope Francis’ encyclical
A Question of Justice
BEN WILSON highlights the moral catastrophe which global leaders at COP26 are called to address
Making a noise for a better church
MARY CULLEN talks to Brian Devlin about his recently published book
The ethics of vaccination
Dr ALEX SANCHEZ-VIVAR reflects on issues raised by the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Cardinal Sin
JIM LAWLOR reviews Cardinal Sin: Challenging power abuse in the Catholic Church by Brian Devlin
A manifesto for lay empowerment
ANGELA HANLEY finds stirrings of hope at the Root and Branch Synod held in Bristol in September
The Bystander Effect
FLORENCE BOYLE asks if the church’s approach to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is good enough
Faith acting justly
LISA CURTICE reports on a conversation between Christine Anderson and Duncan MacLaren about their experience of faith and justice
The Sycamore programme in Galloway
JIM MCKENDRICK outlines a new programme of adult education programme in the Diocese of Galloway
