Healing the Divide
MATTHEW BOMKI on Scotland’s sectarianism
Church
A question of evidence
JOHN SIBBALD takes issue with bishops’ report on the synodal process in Scotland
The gospel in dialogue with culture
ROCCO VIVIANO describes the challenge of dialogue in Japan today.
Four years that changed the church
The Council that changed the Church: Vatican II 1962-2022. Open House contributors reflect on aspects of the Council
Lessons learned
FLORENCE BOYLE reviews safeguarding audits of Scotland’s Catholic dioceses and considers some of the themes which emerge
Add a woman and stir
TINA CAMPBELL considers the role of women in safeguarding in the Catholic Church
Every reform creates resistance
ANTHONY KRAMERS reflects on the importance of liturgical language in the life of the church and why there is resistance to reform
A Gallant Rule for the church?
HELEN COSTIGANE considers how far the church has come in giving women a voice in its governance
Motherwell’s synodal journey
TOM MAGILL reports on the outcome of the synodal process in the Diocese of Motherwell
Women, synodality and Vatican II
MARY CULLEN considers the Synod’s deep roots in Vatican II and its implications for women in the church
Missing the point of the synodal journey
PAUL GRAHAM reflects on the open letter to the German bishops