Written by JD Flynn and published December 23, 2025.
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Show notes:
‘The Word didn’t come with a huge cry, but as an infant’: Norway’s Bishop Varden on the Incarnation
USCCB to consider building sale amid big picture rethink
Convicted IOR directors file human rights complaint over pensions
Charlotte seminary changes prompt objections, ‘Martin fatigue’
Plaintiff drops Knoxville seminarian assault lawsuit, cites health issues
England and Wales see uptick in priestly ordinations
Bishop’s bankruptcy opens new chapter in episcopal liability
