Taking 60 years of Moral Theology to the Synod

Session one: February 22, 2022

Session two: February 24

Father Charles Curran and NCR’s Editor/Publisher emeritus Tom Fox have journeyed together in the Church since the Second Vatican Council. In Father Charles’ recent book, Sixty Years of Moral Theology, Tom recognized an opportunity for NCR guests to connect these past six decades – decades that overlap with the history of NCR – with the upcoming Synod of Synodality.

Thankfully, Father Charles said “yes” to Tom’s invitation for two Zoom conversations. Session one had a broader focus, laying an historical groundwork to look how we arrived this point. The second session was more practical in nature, connecting Father Charles' book with this present moment in modern church history, right at the launch of the synod.

Sixty Years of Moral Theology by Father Charles Curran available at:

Paulist Press
Amazon – Kindle and paperback

Resources

NCR executive editor Heidi Schlumpf’s vision and plans for NCR:

Feb 18, 2022: NCR and social media: Don't give up TikTok for Lent, at least not this year: NCR's new social media presence: TikTok
Jan 14, 2022: Why following conservative Catholic money is more critical than ever
Sep 24, 2021: Bringing more racial, ethnic, gender, age, geographic and ideological diversity to NCR: Introducing NCR's new contributing writers
May 24, 2021: Listening to and telling the stories of Latino Catholics
Jan 28, 2021: “We have been covering liberal Catholics all along and will continue to do so.” Liberal Catholicism: We've been here all along
(Undated): NCR intentional, concerted effort to increase its coverage of and engagement with Latinx voices in the church: NCR's Latino Catholics Project: Project Fellow
Nov 5, 2020: The best of our past guides or future: A lifelong example of the kind of journalist we need

Fr. Charles Curran and NCR:

Feb 16, 2022: Father Charles’ thoughts on the upcoming synod: A tale of two synods: What will the German and Roman synodal gatherings accomplish?
Apr 9, 2121: Charles Curran remembers Hans Küng
Jul 28, 2018: Charles Curran lays foundation for social justice action
Jun 25, 2018: 'Humanae Vitae' and the sensus fidelium

Recommended by session participants:

The Church That Can and Cannot Change by John Noonan
Gratefulness.org: recommendation from Tom Fox to sign up for the "Word of the Day"
Catholic Women Preach

Please consider joining NCR's Legacy Society.

Opening prayer

Opening prayer for Thursday’s session was the poem “We Pray this Day" by Ann Weems published in Kneeling in Jerusalem.

We pray this day:

for all who have a song they cannot sing,

for all who have a burden they cannot bear,

for all who live in chains they cannot break,

for all who wander homeless and cannot return,

for those who are sick and for those who tend them,

for those who wait for loved ones

and wait in vain,

for those who live in hunger

and for those who will not share their bread,

for those who are misunderstood

and for those who misunderstand,

for those who are captives and for those who are captors,

for those whose words of love are locked within their hearts

and for those who yearn to hear those words.

Have mercy upon these, O God,

have mercy upon us all.

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