Martin Madar
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Volume 5 of Vatican II: Event and Mandate (Vatican II in North America, Australia, and Oceania) is available open access at this address:
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November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Volume 5 of Vatican II: Event and Mandate (Vatican II in North America, Australia, and Oceania) is available open access at this address:
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Volume 1 of Vatican II: Event and Mandate (General Introduction and Hermeneutics) is available open access at this address:
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November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"Vatican II at 60" series at Xavier University will conclude next Thursday, Nov. 6.
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Vatican II at 60" series at Xavier University will conclude next Thursday, Nov. 6.
Happy to share that I have a chapter in this volume that just came out.
April 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Happy to share that I have a chapter in this volume that just came out.
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Probably the best article I've read on the (unfortunately named) "liturgy wars" in the church. The esteemed liturgical theologian John Baldovin, SJ, looks at five distinct approaches to the liturgical reforms of Vatican II and a way ahead. A "must read." www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
Where is God in the liturgy? A way forward for reform and renewal
How do Catholics in the United States understand the liturgy today? Five different approaches are prominent, but some share more with Pope Francis' synodal and liturgical vision.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Probably the best article I've read on the (unfortunately named) "liturgy wars" in the church. The esteemed liturgical theologian John Baldovin, SJ, looks at five distinct approaches to the liturgical reforms of Vatican II and a way ahead. A "must read." www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
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"Can you imagine if [Bishop] Barron advocated for the poor who will suffer throughout the world as passionately as he railed against feminism?" #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence
When confronted with a perceived slight to his brand of Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron is quick to post on social media. But when it comes to those on the margins, his alleged prophetic voice is co...
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February 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Can you imagine if [Bishop] Barron advocated for the poor who will suffer throughout the world as passionately as he railed against feminism?" #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Pope Francis has named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Robert Casey (57) as the new Archbishop of Cincinnati; Casey succeeds Archbishop Dennis Schnurr. (76)
February 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Pope Francis has named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Robert Casey (57) as the new Archbishop of Cincinnati; Casey succeeds Archbishop Dennis Schnurr. (76)
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BREAKING: Just two weeks before Trump takes office, on Monday, Pope to appoint San Diego’s Cardinal McElroy (70) as Archbishop of DC, succeeding Cardinal Gregory (77); McElroy has been an avid supporter of immigration, with a doctorate in politics. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...
Vatican to name San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as new D.C. leader
McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will take over an archdiocese still bruised by a sex and mismanagement scandal.
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January 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BREAKING: Just two weeks before Trump takes office, on Monday, Pope to appoint San Diego’s Cardinal McElroy (70) as Archbishop of DC, succeeding Cardinal Gregory (77); McElroy has been an avid supporter of immigration, with a doctorate in politics. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...