All of us in the Church commentary biz are, understandably, transfixed by the Relatio that came out Monday and by some of the reactions to it. In a frenzied state, sometimes it is easiest to miss what ...

In their discussions of sexual and medical ethics, participants at the Synod of Bishops on the family are giving emphasis to the concept of “graduality,” as a way of thinking about morality that ...

During the Synod of Bishops on the family, the bishops in Rome struggled to find a way that the church could be a loving mother while still being a clear teacher -- something all parents can relate to ...

Is the Catholic Church changing its teaching on sexual sin? This is a major question raised by the news coming from this week’s Synod on the Family, a Vatican meeting where top church officials and ...

- the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages ...