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Russell Shaw
Russell Shaw is a former Secretary for Public Affairs of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity, and, most recently (with David Byers) Revitalizing Catholicism in America: Nine Tasks for Every Catholic.
On the Matter of Synods
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Catholic Side of Henry James and Hemingway
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Getting Ready for a Smaller Church
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
A New Encyclical on Contraception?
Monday, December 19, 2022
A Tale of Two Crises
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Synodal Perils and Possibilities
Monday, August 22, 2022
Divisions among Our American Bishops
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
A (Perhaps) Modest Proposal about the Next Synod
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The American Church: Going, Going . . .
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Concerning “Synodality”
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Lay Participation in Choosing Bishops?
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Biden and Communion
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Infallibility: The Unopened Gift
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Beyond the Lockdown
Sunday, June 7, 2020
The U.S. Bishops and Vatican Heartburn
Monday, October 21, 2019
The Crisis of Ecclesial Communion
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
The Clericalist Syndrome
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Of Paradigm Shifts
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Luther: 500 Years After
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Give It Up
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Links in the Chain
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Understanding Detachment
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Ignatius and the Moor
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Why Not Spiritual Direction?
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Why “Relaxing Pastoral Practice” is a Bad Idea
Friday, February 13, 2015
Christmas, time, and eternity
Sunday, December 14, 2014
The Pope and the Media
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Synod: Moment of Truth for Collegiality
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wanted: An American Missionary Church – Soon
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Things Fell Apart
Thursday, January 6, 2011
