Signs of the Times Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/columns/thomas-reese/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:36:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Signs of the Times Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/opinion/columns/thomas-reese/ 32 32 An old president and an old pope https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:35:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155744 (RNS) — One used television to remind us that age brings wisdom. The other reminded us of the benefits of political bosses.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/feed/ 0 How to maintain hope in the face of global warming https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:16:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153864 (RNS) — ‘We are the luckiest generation,' said one leader, 'to have something that is so meaningful to fight for.’

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/feed/ 0 Catholics could decide the 2024 election https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/catholics-could-decide-the-2024-election/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/catholics-could-decide-the-2024-election/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:45:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152649 (RNS) — Catholics are a good weathervane for how the country will vote: If you win Catholics, you likely win the country.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/catholics-could-decide-the-2024-election/feed/ 0 US bishops’ report on the Synod on Synodality enumerates tensions but finds hope https://religionnews.com/2024/06/04/u-s-synod-report-sees-tensions-but-finds-hope/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/04/u-s-synod-report-sees-tensions-but-finds-hope/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:40:23 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4151503 (RNS) — There was tension over adaptability and innovation in how the church evangelizes and welcomes people.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/04/u-s-synod-report-sees-tensions-but-finds-hope/feed/ 0 Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again. https://religionnews.com/2024/05/28/pope-francis-disappoints-progressives-women-deacons-gays/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/28/pope-francis-disappoints-progressives-women-deacons-gays/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 23:00:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4150399 (RNS) — Moving too quickly may blow up the church. Moving too slowly means losing the young.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/28/pope-francis-disappoints-progressives-women-deacons-gays/feed/ 0 Pastoral pope shines through in CBS News’ interview https://religionnews.com/2024/05/21/pastoral-pope-shines-through-interview-on-cbs-news/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/21/pastoral-pope-shines-through-interview-on-cbs-news/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 22:15:58 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4149477 (RNS) — CBS News has given the American people a unique opportunity to see the pope as he is.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/21/pastoral-pope-shines-through-interview-on-cbs-news/feed/ 0 Jesuit scientist who bridged faith and science recounted in PBS documentary https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/jesuit-scientist-who-bridge-faith-and-science-recounted-in-pbs-documentary/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/jesuit-scientist-who-bridge-faith-and-science-recounted-in-pbs-documentary/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 17:21:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147884 (RNS) — It is not surprising that Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, an eminent paleontologist, got himself in trouble with church officials and his Jesuit superiors.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/jesuit-scientist-who-bridge-faith-and-science-recounted-in-pbs-documentary/feed/ 0 Excommunication is not the church’s equivalent of capital punishment https://religionnews.com/2024/05/07/excommunication-is-not-the-churchs-equivalent-of-capital-punishment/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/07/excommunication-is-not-the-churchs-equivalent-of-capital-punishment/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 20:07:59 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4146329 (RNS) — The church has not had a good system for punishing people since we got rid of the Inquisition.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/07/excommunication-is-not-the-churchs-equivalent-of-capital-punishment/feed/ 0 Despair in the Holy Land https://religionnews.com/2024/04/29/despair-in-the-holy-land/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/29/despair-in-the-holy-land/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:47:52 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4145590 (RNS) — We have to persevere for peace and have hope because the alternative is too terrible to imagine.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/29/despair-in-the-holy-land/feed/ 0 Pope Francis needs to stop treating Vatican officials like princes https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/pope-francis-treats-vatican-officials-like-princes/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/pope-francis-treats-vatican-officials-like-princes/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:57:59 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4144419 (RNS) — The only way to kill the papal court is to stop making Vatican officials bishops and cardinals.

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