Friday's email commentary... Professor Len Swidler is about to release a new book entitled "Making the Church Our Own — How we can reform the Church from the ground up?". The editor of Catholica is sceptical that the Church can be reformed "from the ground up". What do you think? <more>

Reading Jesus in context... Still exploring this intriguing territory our discussions seem to have focused on in the past week or so, Peregrinus today explores how we need to read Scripture, and interpret Jesus, in context — in the context of the times in which Scripture was written, and in the context of our own time. <more>

The sublime in simplicity... This week Dr Kania embarks on a delightful suite of reflections that provide practical insights into applied spirituality. In large measure spirituality, and general good health, is linked to the frame of mind through which we view life. Andrew's reflections are broadly looking at those things which help form our mindset or "frame of mind". As always, along the way, his essays also provide interesting historical observations. <more>

Drawing attention to three interesting articles... Not so much a "take" today, Brian Coyne simply draws attention to three interesting articles. Two of them are concerned with moral aspects of the climate change debate and the third concerns the place of meditation in the moral and spiritual development of young people. <more>

Pope Benedict's image of Jesus... Today the editor invites readers of Catholica to read the review of Pope Benedict's new book, Jesus of Nazareth, that John L. Allen has published in National Catholic Reporter. <more>