One of the most ancient problems in philosophy is the question of ‘the one and the many’, whether reality is ultimately a unity or a plurality and how these interrelate. We might ask the same question regarding the plurality of religious faiths, churches, and forms of worship in our world. […]
As I am sitting here on December 28 writing this column, I am absorbing the remarks in Rome today by Pope Francis and the Holy See press office concerning the declining health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. I pray each day for Pope Francis and for Pope Emeritus Benedict and […]
One of the most consequential churchman of the last hundred years has died. Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Joseph Ratzinger) leaves a remarkable legacy in both the Church he served and in the wider society. Often pilloried by his opponents as a fire-breathing conservative, he was in fact one of the […]
