We do not inherit Scripture as a solved problem. We inherit it as a holy responsibility. From the beginning, the people of God have argued with the text. Not against it, but with it. Scripture addresses real communities, living under pressure, making choices that carry consequences. That has never changed. What changes are the questions we bring and the lives at stake when we answer them.

One of the most frequent criticisms leveled at Convergent Catholicism is the accusation of relativism. The concern usually follows a familiar line. If Scripture is held alongside Tradition, if reason and lived experience are taken seriously, and if East and West are allowed to speak to one another, then truth becomes unstable. Authority weakens. Everything becomes negotiable. That fear deserves to be taken seriously. But it also needs to be examined honestly. The reality is this. Every...

There are seasons in leadership when effort stops feeling like progress. You show up. You speak carefully. You make decisions with intention. And still, it feels like it is not enough. Not to the people you serve. Sometimes not even to you. We are living in one of those seasons. The economy continues to press hard on families already stretched thin. Trans people are being openly targeted, legislated against, and spoken about as abstractions rather than neighbors. Racism has not disappeared....