In proclaiming the truths upheld by the Catholic Church, adherence to Scripture and Tradition is unquestioned. How does the church introduce necessary new elements at times without abandoning the old?

The word that comes to mind is “static.” Or maybe even “arrested.” So, as your life moved on to more complex topics such as Roth IRAs and escrow accounts, the conversations you had with your parents ...

This is the original ... Why do I go to church? It wasn’t something which was really comprehensible to somebody who came from a country where everybody had the same faith. You didn’t have to ask ...

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...