The Church (like so many other things in life) is not so much something we inherit from generations past or take over from our predecessors as it is something on loan to us from future generations.

Those who watched the Super Bowl on Sunday took part in a national liturgy — that is, a public, communal sacred rite, in which more Americans participate at one televised event than at any other (on a mystical screen in the family shrine).

The most important Catholic event of 2014 was the dramatic moment when Africa's bishops emerged as effective, powerful proponents of dynamic orthodoxy in the world Church. 

Northern Europe is clearly one of the world's most Godless regions.  Yet, at the same time, the Catholic Church, while a minority denomination, is experiencing a revival that only Counterreformation popes could have dreamed of.

This synod badly failed Pope Francis' bold vision for the Church in 11 distinct ways. 

Ask not what your faith can do for you, but what you can do for your faith.