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EDITORIAL 4 / A time to be silent and a time to speak Ashley Beck
FOCUS: Vatican II – 60 years on 6 / Vatican II – looking back on its diamond jubilee Thomas O’Loughlin 10 / Catholic preaching after Vatican II Vivian Boland OP
LEADERSHIP & MINISTRY 15 / Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts: Developments and the position of religious orders in the ongoing debate John Lydon 22 / Inspectors to the ready! The new inspection framework for Catholic schools Matthew Dell 27 / ‘A new vision of fraternity’: Caritas, women and the signs of the times Stephanie MacGillivray THEOLOGY TODAY 32 / For the common good: Strike action, trade unions and Catholic social teaching Maria Exall 37 / What do we want to sustain? Thinking about faith and climate Carmody Grey
45 / Revisiting Justice in the World Stephen J. McKinney 50 / The Catholic University, Environmental Justice, and Research for a Sustainable Future Ruth-Anne Walbank
SPIRITUALITY 56 / ‘Behold, your God is coming’: The Old Testament readings for Advent Year A John Deehan
RESOURCES FOR MINISTRY 60 / Recognising and responding to trauma after the pandemic: Tools for pastoral recovery Jim McManus
OBITUARY 67 / Anthony Maurice Gerard Towey, 1959–2022 Ashley Beck
REVIEWS 69 / Book reviews
BREAKING THE WORD 77 / Sundays Robert Draper 84 / The Prayer of the Faithful Thomas O’Loughlin 87 / Weekdays Mervyn Tower
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