# Lucia Hartman Created by CuratorMaster 3.6K posts Updated just now 13 followers 144 scanned Insightful theology and spirituality bridging scripture, church history, philosophy, and interfaith dialogue --- ## Highlights for you **Pope Leo XIV's Social Theology and Rimini Peace Dialogue** The Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter continues in Rome, bringing religious and secular partners together around labor, migration, human dignity, AI, ecology, and cooperation across the Americas. Leo XIV’s address to new bishops adds a pastoral-governance dimension centered on remaining with Jesus, knowing people personally, caring for priests, and serving rather than merely administering; concrete outcomes from the encounter remain pending. 7 sources --- ## Digest Calendar ### September 2026 | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | 29 | 30 | | | | | | ### Saturday, September 12, 2026 ### Must See No must-see articles for this date. ### Worth Reading (1) **Living Humanae Vitae in Poland - First Things** [firstthings.com](https://firstthings.com/living-humanae-vitae-in-poland/) ## Recent Posts Explore the latest content tracked by Lucia Hartman ### Humanae Vitae in Poland: Teaching vs Lived Practice A study of 75 observant Polish Catholic parents reveals how _Humanae Vitae_ shapes moral theology amid Poland’s 1.1 fertility rate. - **Official stance**... --- firstthings.com **Living Humanae Vitae in Poland - First Things** [2h ago](https://firstthings.com/living-humanae-vitae-in-poland/?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### Catholic Register Opens Digital Archives The Catholic Register has opened its full web archive since 2006, with 31,744 articles now fully searchable and browsable by year and month,... [Show more](#) --- catholicregister.org **Opening up the Register's digital vaults** [7h ago](https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4353-opening-up-the-register-s-digital-vaults?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### UMC Church and Society Mobilizes for Voting Rights The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society equips members for democratic participation through targeted civic resources. - **Voting**... --- umcjustice.org **GBCS - General Board of Church and Society** [7h ago](https://www.umcjustice.org/latest?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Auditable AI Key to Ethical Peer Review Ethical AI integration into peer review requires **secure, auditable infrastructures** that never use submitted manuscripts or reviews. This foundation directly supports responsible openness while safeguarding academic integrity and privacy. [**Why AI should “free” scientific knowledge - Hasan Durmuş, 2026**](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470161261488065?utm_source=nbot.ai) 7h ago ### Hispanic Heritage Mass Embodies Inclusion and Local Leadership The **Diocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass** on September 27 at St. Patrick Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Timothy Senior with encouragement to wear... [**Diocesan Notebook - September 11 - The Catholic Witness**](https://www.catholicwitness.org/diocesan-notebook-september-11-2/?utm_source=nbot.ai) 11h ago ### Post-9/11 Liberty Promise and Lingering Disillusion The gap between post-9/11 hopes for an "Age of Liberty" and later realities has left many with a hollow sense of unfulfilled sacrifice. --- christianitytoday.com **The Post-9/11 'Age of Liberty' Never Came. What Now?** [11h ago](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/09/the-post-9-11-age-of-liberty-never-came-what-now-september-11-25th-anniversary/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Pope Leo XIV on Episcopal Formation: Three Core Reflections Pope Leo XIV urges new bishops to prioritize **remaining with Jesus** as disciples before any ministry. - **Good Shepherd's heart**: Love the flock by... --- zenit.org **Five Reflections by Pope Leo XIV for Bishops (Applicable to Every ...** [16h ago](https://zenit.org/2026/09/10/five-reflections-by-pope-leo-xiv-for-bishops-applicable-to-every-priest-on-how-to-serve-communion-in-the-church-and-in-todays-world/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### University Dialogues Bridge Peace Theory and Practice **University public dialogues** connect academic peace studies with practical peacemaking by convening scholars and the broader community. George Mason's... [**Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict ...**](https://ifcmw.org/event/jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-school-for-peace-and-conflict-resolution-george-mason-university-fall-peace-week/?utm_source=nbot.ai) 16h ago --- ### The Via Media in Catholic Healthcare Ethics Catholic healthcare ethicists walk a _via media_ between rigid legalism and doctrinal abandonment, holding Church teaching as the fixed point while... --- chausa.org **The Via Media and the Profession of Catholic Healthcare Ethics** [21h ago](https://www.chausa.org/news-and-publications/publications/health-care-ethics-usa/archives/fall-2026/the-via-media-and-the-profession-of-catholic-healthcare-ethics?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Catholic Education: A Living Tradition Catholic schools thrive by entering a two-thousand-year conversation rather than chasing fleeting trends. The tradition rests on four pillars:... --- [**What Is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?**](https://www.denvercatholic.org/what-is-the-catholic-intellectual-tradition?utm_source=nbot.ai) 1d ago ### Pope Leo XIV: Bishops First Disciples, Called to Remain with Jesus Pope Leo XIV told newly appointed bishops that their foremost task is to “remain with Jesus,” since “we are bishops, but first and foremost we are... --- ewtnnews.com **Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to ‘remain with Jesus’** [1d ago](https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/pope-to-new-bishops-the-most-important-mission-is-to-remain-with-jesus?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Confession as Practical Discipline Metropolitan Anthony's handbook presents confession as an integrated discipline of repentance, guidance, and pastoral care. - **Repentance**: Structured... --- [**A Practical Handbook for Confession - Holy Trinity Publications**](https://holytrinitypublications.com/product/a-practical-handbook-for-confession/?utm_source=nbot.ai) 1d ago ### Religious Identity at Life Junctures Participants offer a critical lens on how religious identities are negotiated during major life transitions amid competing value systems. This... --- [**Meaning-Making and Religion at Critical Life Junctures - MDPI**](https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/10/4/136?utm_source=nbot.ai) 1d ago ### Whiteness, Wealth, and Megachurches in Post-Apartheid South Africa A scholarly study frames white-led Pentecostal megachurches as 'Big Religion' that sacralizes material success through prosperity theology, thereby... --- journals.uj.ac.za **Prophets for Profit, Prosperity Cults, and Big Religion in South Africa** [1d ago](https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/5520?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Lourdes Covers Rupnik Mosaics Ahead of Papal Visit Lourdes has fully covered its Rupnik mosaics indefinitely after consulting survivors, safeguarding experts, and chaplains, prioritizing pastoral... --- ncronline.org **As Lourdes covers Rupnik mosaics for papal visit, Brazil shrine ...** [1d ago](https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/lourdes-covers-rupnik-mosaics-papal-visit-brazil-shrine-unveils-more?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Synodal Encounter Launches North-South Socio-Environmental Dialogue The **Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter** convenes in Rome to shape a multilateral response to social and environmental shifts across the... --- vaticannews.va **Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter begins in Rome - Vatican News** [1d ago](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-09/fourth-fratelli-tutti-synodal-encounter-begins-in-rome.html?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Stewardship as Love's Joyful Sacrifice - Comfort often functions as a modern idol, with culture urging self-preservation and ease as paths to happiness. - Biblical stewardship, modeled by... --- adventistreview.org **Rejecting the God of Comfort - Adventist Review** [1d ago](https://adventistreview.org/theology/teachings/sabbath-school-teachings/rejecting-the-god-of-comfort/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### The Uprising's Sept 11 Release Sparks Reflection on Violence and Justice Paul Greengrass's deliberate choice to release _The Uprising_ on the 25th anniversary of September 11 draws parallels between the 1381 Peasants'... --- thegospelcoalition.org **Why 'The Uprising' Is a Fitting September 11 Release** [1d ago](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/uprising-september-11/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Leo XIV: Marital Love as Lifelong Covenant, Not Fleeting Feeling Pope Leo XIV frames marriage as a **decision and lifelong covenant** reflecting God’s love, not a passing emotion, . - **Vocation and perseverance**: Solid... --- ewtnnews.com **Love is not a feeling but a decision, Pope Leo XIV tells couples** [2d ago](https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/love-is-not-a-feeling-but-a-decision-pope-leo-xiv-tells-couples?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Good Samaritan Prayer for Earthquake Victims Latin American and Caribbean Bishops framed their 28 August prayer for **Venezuela** and **Colombia** earthquake victims through the Good Samaritan parable,... --- thetablet.co.uk **News Briefing: Church in the World - The Tablet** [2d ago](https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/news-briefing-church-in-the-world-88/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Open Theology: A Peer-Reviewed Open-Access Resource Open Theology stands out as an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal that invites English-language contributions across historical,... --- degruyterbrill.com **Open Theology - De Gruyter Brill** [2d ago](https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opth/html?srsltid=AfmBOopFhA5XvkROhJLqO4TM-_JqIoisgOOKB2shv1NdkGk3QOMaYE1a&utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Universities Embed Dialogue as Facilitated Practice Two university programs illustrate a trend of turning abstract dialogue ideals into structured, repeatable practices for navigating division. - At... --- now.tufts.edu **Building Trust Across Difference** [2d ago](https://now.tufts.edu/2026/09/09/building-trust-across-difference?utm_source=nbot.ai) Show 1 more source --- ### Academic Theology Engages AI and Spiritual Formation **Notre Dame's ARC Future Fellowship** signals academic theology's serious turn toward AI's influence on spiritual practice and belief. Associate... --- [**Notre Dame awarded ARC Future Fellowship to explore how AI ...**](https://www.notredame.edu.au/news-items/notre-dame-awarded-arc-future-fellowship-to-explore-how-ai-impacts-spirituality?utm_source=nbot.ai) 2d ago --- ### Dead Sea Scrolls: Diversity Over Proof The Scrolls reveal early Judaism's textual variety, not biblical inerrancy or unchanged transmission. - Multiple editions of Exodus and Jeremiah,... --- yalebooks.yale.edu **What do the Dead Sea Scrolls really prove? Forgers, smugglers, and the myth of discovery** [2d ago](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2026/09/09/what-do-the-dead-sea-scrolls-really-prove/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Military Ministry Shapes Campus Care at Erskine Rev. Drew Arrington’s nearly twenty years as an Army chaplain equip him to shepherd Erskine students through transition, helping them find belonging... --- erskine.edu **Arrington begins role as inaugural campus pastor - Erskine College** [2d ago](https://www.erskine.edu/2026/09/08/erskine-selects-arrington-as-inaugural-campus-pastor/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Toronto Diocese Strengthens Email Security The Diocese of Toronto disabled automatic external email forwarding from diocesan accounts on June 30 to prevent unauthorized data sharing and reduce... --- toronto.anglican.ca **Bulletin Board Sept. 8 - The Diocese of Toronto** [2d ago](https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/bulletin-board/bulletin-board-sept-8/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Why Neglected Minor Prophets Still Matter Neglecting the Minor Prophets leaves Christians spiritually impoverished, missing potent truths about **sin**, **judgment**, **faithfulness**, and **restoration**... --- rts.edu **Why study the minor prophets?** [2d ago](https://rts.edu/resources/why-study-the-minor-prophets/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Multilingual Worship Bridges Theology, Music, and Global Church Identity A new interdisciplinary volume shows multilingual worship as ordinary practice across global churches, shaped by theology and local histories. -... --- dordt.edu **Dordt faculty bring theology and musicology together in new book on multilingual worship** [2d ago](https://www.dordt.edu/news/dordt-faculty-bring-theology-and-musicology-together-in-new-book-on-multilingual-worship?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Corpus Mysticum: From Eucharist to Church - Early medieval usage applied “corpus mysticum” chiefly to the Eucharist, distinguishing Christ’s sacramental presence from his incarnate body and... --- livingchurch.org **Holy Mysteries - The Living Church** [3d ago](https://livingchurch.org/covenant/holy-mysteries/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Sin Belongs to Us: Augustine Against Divine Causality The article critiques Noval’s claim that sin results from God’s withholding of grace, arguing this makes God the ultimate cause of evil and... --- churchlifejournal.nd.edu **You Break It, You Own It: On Sin and God's Permissive Will** [3d ago](https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/you-break-it-you-own-it-on-sin-and-gods-permissive-will/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Catholic Leaders Frame AI Job Displacement as a Labor and Dignity Crisis Cardinal McElroy warned that AI will eliminate millions of jobs within a decade, urging society to ensure wealth does not concentrate among fewer... --- mp.newsbreakapp.com **Pope Leo XIV’s Top US Cardinals Visit Silicon Valley and Warn Millions Will Lose Jobs** [3d ago](https://mp.newsbreakapp.com/post/174270662?sig=59169947E328B0E932638B85DB20CF01&utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Buddhist Monk on Nepal Flood Mourning Ven. Yamindra, a Harvard Divinity School monk born in Nepal, reflects on the close of official mourning after last month's catastrophic flooding and... --- wbur.org **Spiritual leader reflects on Nepal after floods** [3d ago](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/07/nepal-floods?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Ecology as a Matter of Faith: ITC Document Grounds Care for Creation The International Theological Commission’s new document presents ecological responsibility as a **theological question** that reveals and forms humanity’s... --- dioceseofraleigh.org **Vatican Theological Commission calls ecology a matter of faith in new document** [3d ago](https://dioceseofraleigh.org/news/vatican-theological-commission-calls-ecology-matter-faith-new-document?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### From Informal Teachings to Structured Formation—and Its Later Decline Early Christian communities shaped Jesus’s teachings into a rigorous catechumenate of **doctrinal and moral formation**, multiple scrutinies, Lenten... --- [**"The First Four Hundred Years of Catechesis" by Enrico C. Eusebio Jr.**](https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol34/iss2/2?utm_source=nbot.ai) 4d ago ### Sr. Ilia Delio Builds Academic Pathways for Theology and Science Sr. Ilia Delio’s new collaboration with Neumann University creates **online graduate credentials**—including certificates, master’s, and doctoral degrees... --- learn.neumann.edu **Sr. Ilia Delio to collaborate on new graduate programs** [4d ago](https://learn.neumann.edu/news/sr.-ilia-delio-to-collaborate-on-new-graduate-programs?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Work as Vocation: Image of God in Action Work is not mere economic activity but humanity’s fundamental vocation, reflecting the divine image by subduing the earth and thereby elevating the... --- thecatholicthing.org **Work, the World, and the Human Person - The Catholic Thing** [4d ago](https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2026/09/07/work-the-world-and-the-human-person/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### From Christian Humanism to Anthropocentrism What happens when human creativity shifts from celebrating God's image to making humanity the final measure of reality? - Renaissance Christian... --- ewtnvatican.com **New Horizons of Humanism - EWTN Vatican** [4d ago](https://ewtnvatican.com/articles/new-horizons-of-humanism?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ### Plato to Ockham: Recovering Material Veneration Aaron T. Lockhart traces **Plato** through **Ockham** and iconoclasm to recover a proper Christian understanding of venerating material objects.