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The Communion Project exists to strengthen ecclesial communion in a time of increasing polarization within the U.S. Catholic Church.
Settle down, Januarius. Sincerely, Augustine.
This conversation stands as a reminder that the Church can hold diversity without falling apart.
Tim O'Malley practices a liturgical posture of docility, letting words and gestures that aren't his own shape him instead of fighting to make everything match his preference. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
🎧 New episode of The Communion Project Podcast with Tim O'Malley — link in bio.
"I think ordinary folks tend to actually just want to worship God."
After spending time in 15 to 20 dioceses around the world in any given year, Tim O'Malley doesn't think most Catholics are at war with each other. They're just showing up to offer their lives back to God.
The loudest voices online don't always reflect what's happening in the pews. Sometimes the commentary gets more attention than the actual practice of the faith. Watch or listen to the full episode of The Communion Project Podcast - link in bio.
07/14/2026
The temperature of our Church and our country is running hot. Every day, Catholics across America feel that heat: on social media, across our neighborhoods, in our pews.
We have a decision to make. Do we use the same tools of division the culture hands us? Or do we lead a countercultural movement back to unity?
Join us for "Getting to Know the Communion Project" to learn how Catholics are practicing dialogue across difference, choosing friendship over factions, and living unity in diversity.
Whether you're a Catholic leader, a parishioner, or just someone who loves the Church but is tired of choosing sides — this is for you.
📅 August 5th | 🕛 10AM PST / 1PM EST
Link in bio to register.
Getting along isn’t about being nice, it’s about civic virtue.
On this episode of The Communion Project Podcast, Archbishop Lori tells Jonathan what used to make American politics work. Different parties, different views, but when the day was over, they'd find compromise instead of paralysis.
That underlying friendship is hard to find right now. Archbishop Lori's proposal: the Church can act like a thermostat and help to lower the temperature a bit.
🎧 Full episode -> https://bit.ly/3STNiHc
"It's really hard to hate your friends." That might be the whole point. Easy to call someone "the enemy" from a distance, but harder once you've prayed beside them. Full conversation with Tim Busch and Fr. James Martin, SJ on The Communion Project Podcast — https://bit.ly/3STNiHc
07/08/2026
"It's really hard to hate your friends."
That might be the whole point. Easy to call someone "the enemy" from a distance, but harder once you've prayed beside them.
Full conversation with Tim Busch and Fr. James Martin, SJ on The Communion Project Podcast — https://bit.ly/3STNiHc
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"Look for what's common, and get used to doing that."
On this episode of The Communion Project Podcast, Jonathan Lewis sits down with Archbishop Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to discuss how we can better seek dialogue over division in the US Catholic Church. Sometimes it's as simple as starting up a conversation with the intent to listen.
🎧 Full episode available now at https://bit.ly/4y8PJFR
07/06/2026
Scrolling is easy. Self-examination is harder.
Before you thumb past one more take, one more thread, pause. Communion doesn't start with the people we wish would change. It starts with the questions we're willing to ask ourselves.
Do I assume the best about those I disagree with? Do I listen to understand, or only to respond? Have I prayed for the people I criticize?
We made a Personal Inventory to help you sit with these honestly, in prayer.
Because communion doesn't begin when someone else changes. It begins with me.
Check out this resource and more: https://bit.ly/4yd9I6D
This weekend, America turned 250. But anniversaries don’t heal divisions and neither does a pastoral letter on its own.
Archbishop William Lori (Archdiocese of Baltimore) joins Jonathan Lewis to talk about In Charity and Truth and why the letter is just the first step. The next one belongs to all of us.
Full episode out Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts!
07/04/2026
Freedom was never meant to divide us. This Independence Day, may what unites us run deeper than what pulls us apart. We were made for communion.
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