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Review by Joseph S. O’Leary, who has lived in Japan since 1983. He taught in Sophia University and was a research professor in Nanzan University. Publications include Conventional and Ultimate…

Mayo 1:20 Kerry 1:17 …after a 75-year wait.

24th Sunday Year C 2025 – 14 Sept 2025 Theme: ‘Longing’

We Are Church have devoted a lot of time to analysing the Synthesis Reports from the 26 dioceses. 3 summaries of their analysis are published on the We Are Church…

Tim Hazelwood reviews Ministry Among God’s Queer Folk, LGBTQ Pastoral Care by Bernard Schlage and David Kunitz.
Tim writes “I see it as a valuable textbook which should appeal to all sympathetic and interested caregivers in parishes, schools, hospitals, and other environments. I feel it would be of particularly helpful to Pastoral Supervisors. The named resources and explanations are of great value and the two sexual rating scales are enlightening and useful.”
We are grateful to The Furrow for permission to re-publish this article.

Wise men – or fools?! I would see for myself – and about time, too!There, standing at the entrance, all quiet within.Family… Indeed, you might say, a holy family –the…