Imagining and moving toward the future of the Church should always be the work of the people of God.  This "blueprint" of a future council is the result National Catholic Reporter's request to Catholics in various parts of the world for ﾓthreeﾔ issues of concern. You are invited to submit your own responses or suggest a new issue that you feel might be discussed.

Examine the history of celibacy through the years. Also included are many other resources about celibacy and the Catholic Church   Click Here

A wide variety and wonderful array of reflections on theological issues ranging from systematic, biblical, sacramental-liturgical, moral-ethical and practical- pastoral areas of theology to interdisciplinary, interfaith, intercultural and gender issues.

Read excerpts from the Boston Globe's Spotlight Team's Book on Clergy Sexual Abuse.

An interesting poll conducted by the Boston Globe on Catholics and their belief. It offers the thinking of Catholics post clergy abuse scandal.

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From Fr. John Wijngaards: With the care and precision of a theologian, he bases his analysis on the teaching, statements and thinking of Jesus as found in the New Testament. He has, in this book, done the hard thinking that must be the ground-work of any discussion on the possible ordination of women to the priesthood.

The latest document by the Vatican on the role of women in society and the church today.