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Pierre Whalon

The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon served as Bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe from 2001 to 2019.

Newly Born

The crèche was set up on the First Sunday of Advent. The sheep and the three wise men were placed far off. Every day...

Why the Church Says No to Polyamory

This is the root of the difficulty of non-monogamy in general and polyamory in particular: mimetic rivalry.

Clarity About Ambiguity

The Ambiguity of Being Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural By Jonathan R. Heaps Catholic University of America Press, 250 pages. $85 “For by grace you have...

Jesus the King Rules by Love

“It is not we ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Lord and ourselves as your servants for his sake.” This for me...

Title IV Must Be Revised

Years ago, I was discussing retirement with a bishop who had retired after a 25-year episcopate. “I got out just in time,” he said....

After COVID-19: A Brave New World? A Bishop in Confinement Wonders About the Future

President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech on March 12, 2020, described what he thinks needs to happen after the epidemic is over : We...