Doctrine & Life
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Doctrine & Life fosters dialogue between inheritance of Christian faith and the concerns of today's world - religious, political, artistic and economic. It is Catholic and ecumenical in outlook as it analyses current dilemmas and charts developments in church life, including, questions of specific interest to members of religious orders. *Annual Subscription - 10 issues per year*
In the March Issue
Doctrine & Life
March 2023
The Prague Assembly in the Synodal Process
Ursula Halligan writes as a member of the official Irish delegation at the four-day meeting in Brussels, in February, to mark the Continental Phase of Pope Francis’ Synodal Pathway.
The Church, a Dynamic Community of Pilgrims
Tomás Halik, gave the opening spiritual address at the Prague Assembly, seeing it as the first fruits of the journey to revive the synodal character of the Church on our continent. He sets this ‘small but important fragment of the historical experience of European Christianity’ in a wider context, in the colourful mosaic of the global Christianity of the future
From Catho-capitalism to the Privilege of the Poor
John O’Brien, C.S.Sp., shows that the impetus of Francis’ project is not to institutionalize change on any given issue but to discern the kairos when kenotic leadership brings Christ into clearer relief. Transformational renewal does not come pre-packaged, but in lived spiritual experience, characterized by discernment and ‘open thinking’, sought in dialogue.
A New Departure in Pensions Policy
David Begg explains new provisions to automatically enrol all current and new employees aged between 23 and 60, and earning €20,000 or more, in a defined contribution pension scheme. This development he sees as a belated recognition of the need to begin rebuilding adequate social protection for future generations of retirees
Aquinas as a Biblical Interpreter
Jonathan Burroughs draws attention to the way Thomas understood the four senses of Scripture and how he saw the Christ-event as central in understanding the entire Bible. The author examines Aquinas’ understanding of the Wedding at Cana as a case-study.
Making Intercession: The Work of a Priestly People
Thomas O’Loughlin recalls the re-introduction, 60 years ago, of the Prayer of Faithful after it had disappeared from the Latin liturgy, except on Good Friday, for hundreds of years. He analyses the thinking and examples found in the Vatican documents re-introducing this form of prayer, and how it should be carried out. Far from being an optional extra, making intercession is an act of that priesthood conferred on all members of the Church at Baptism
In the March Issue
Doctrine & Life
March 2023
The Prague Assembly in the Synodal Process
Ursula Halligan writes as a member of the official Irish delegation at the four-day meeting in Brussels, in February, to mark the Continental Phase of Pope Francis’ Synodal Pathway.
The Church, a Dynamic Community of Pilgrims
Tomás Halik, gave the opening spiritual address at the Prague Assembly, seeing it as the first fruits of the journey to revive the synodal character of the Church on our continent. He sets this ‘small but important fragment of the historical experience of European Christianity’ in a wider context, in the colourful mosaic of the global Christianity of the future
From Catho-capitalism to the Privilege of the Poor
John O’Brien, C.S.Sp., shows that the impetus of Francis’ project is not to institutionalize change on any given issue but to discern the kairos when kenotic leadership brings Christ into clearer relief. Transformational renewal does not come pre-packaged, but in lived spiritual experience, characterized by discernment and ‘open thinking’, sought in dialogue.
A New Departure in Pensions Policy
David Begg explains new provisions to automatically enrol all current and new employees aged between 23 and 60, and earning €20,000 or more, in a defined contribution pension scheme. This development he sees as a belated recognition of the need to begin rebuilding adequate social protection for future generations of retirees
Aquinas as a Biblical Interpreter
Jonathan Burroughs draws attention to the way Thomas understood the four senses of Scripture and how he saw the Christ-event as central in understanding the entire Bible. The author examines Aquinas’ understanding of the Wedding at Cana as a case-study.
Making Intercession: The Work of a Priestly People
Thomas O’Loughlin recalls the re-introduction, 60 years ago, of the Prayer of Faithful after it had disappeared from the Latin liturgy, except on Good Friday, for hundreds of years. He analyses the thinking and examples found in the Vatican documents re-introducing this form of prayer, and how it should be carried out. Far from being an optional extra, making intercession is an act of that priesthood conferred on all members of the Church at Baptism
