Daryl Grigsby

Not discussing women deacons at the synod is a major mistake. As Jesus said, the Spirit is like the wind. We do not know where it has been, or where it is going. How do we discern its direction without dialogue?

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Jesus told us in John 3 the Spirit is like the wind whose origins and future direction is yet unknown to us. Why then confine ourselves to a limited "traditional" faith and structure?

The 2024 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress was a vivid reminder that we are not Catholic alone, that we are surrounded by, and in fact are one with, a "great multitude," writes commentator Daryl Grigsby. 

Now that we have had some time to absorb the final document of the 2023 Synod of Bishops, you cannot help but have a deep respect for those who created, participated in and attended the synod, writes commentator Daryl Grigsby.

Commentator Daryl Grigsby joined the Catholic Church on Nov. 1, 1998. Over those 25 years, he says he has been part of a faith where there is integrity, holiness, justice and mercy.

The term being "woke" is often referred to with derision, ridicule and mockery. But commentator Daryl Grigsby says the critical question is not are we "woke," but what is our work, and are we doing it? 

The National Black Catholic Congress, held in July outside Washington, D.C., "was a life highlight and the best event I ever attended," writes commentator Daryl Grigsby.

Some Catholics speak derisively of other Catholics as "cafeteria" believers. The real issue is whether we are still feasting at the banquet of Catholic life, says commentator Daryl Grigsby. 

The racial gap that many believed was narrowing has abruptly widened in America. Martin Luther King Jr. once asked, "Where do we go from here?" Pope Francis' call to become a synodal church could answer that question.

Commentary: Each reception of the Eucharist expands my vision, heart and vocation. I therefore applaud the bishops' eucharistic revival. Yet, I am suspicious of the bishops' intent.

Commentary: A Pew survey, noting the number of U.S. Black Catholics and that the majority worship in parishes that are not predominately Black, has hinted at the richness, depth and necessity of Black Catholic devotion.