Rita Ferrone

Dec 26, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Rita Ferrone |Santiago Ramos |Vanessa R. Corcoran |Jonathan Malesic

I was prepared to love the restoration of Notre-Dame in Paris. Creating a pathway around the perimeter of the cathedral to introduce the great stories of Scripture to those unfamiliar with the faith seems an excellent plan; it will provide an informative and enlightening experience for tourists and visitors. Meanwhile, highlighting the direct pathway from the baptismal font to the altar in the center of the church makes a strong statement concerning the living Catholic tradition.

Mar 6, 2024 | catholicoutlook.org | Rita Ferrone

Why are bishops downplaying a paradigm of Christianity? When the American bishops produced their multi-year plan for a National Eucharistic Revival in 2022, there was only one passing reference to the concept of the Paschal Mystery in their founding statement. I was dumbfounded. Only one! I’ve been wondering ever since why they would abandon the language and concept of Paschal Mystery, and I think I’ve finally figured it out.

Feb 28, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Rita Ferrone |Arvin Alaigh |Xavier M. Montecel |Dorothy Fortenberry

When the American bishops produced their multi-year plan for a National Eucharistic Revival in 2022, there was only one passing reference to the concept of the Paschal Mystery in their founding statement. I was dumbfounded. Only one! I’ve been wondering ever since why they would abandon the language and concept of Paschal Mystery, and I think I’ve finally figured it out.

Sep 27, 2023 | commonwealmagazine.org | Rita Ferrone |Alexander Stern |Susan Reynolds |Xiao Situ

The Roman Catholic–Orthodox Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue produced a statement this past June on the vexed issue of papal primacy and the timely topic of synodality. The Alexandria statement, “Synodality and Primacy in the Second Millennium and Today,” describes the history of the split between the Orthodox and the Catholics and chronicles the efforts to bridge those divisions. Agreeing on a fair statement of what actually happened is an accomplishment.

Apr 18, 2023 | catholicoutlook.org | Rita Ferrone

Baptismal ecclesiology & Vatican III recently had occasion to visit the church of the parish where I grew up. My family is deeply associated with it: my parents were married there and buried from there; my siblings and I received our first sacraments there; our faith and sense of belonging was nurtured there, in what was always a lively parish community. The church is a little gem of nineteenth-century Romanesque revival architecture.