Happenings
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RRA Spotlight on Applied Social Science Research in Catholic Contexts
The Religious Research Association (RRA) does much to support scholars connecting work to applied contexts, extending the relevance of research to policy and practice. I enjoyed the opportunity to share some of own experiences bridging scholarship to application in a… Continue reading
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Mourning Pope Francis
We knew the day would come eventually — and how perfect that it came on Easter Monday — but the death of Pope Francis broke my heart, all the same. I treasure the opportunity I had to interact with him… Continue reading
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Four-Part Series on My Experience of the Synod on Synodality
My four-part essay series reflecting on my experience as Consultor to the global Synod on Synodality is live, posted on the newly debuted “Engaging the Divides” forum for USC’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies. Across the collection, I contemplate and… Continue reading
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Thinking About Personhood
As the nation continues to grapple with the moral and legal complexities of pregnancy and abortion, I appreciated the opportunity to convene with a small, interdisciplinary group of scholars thinking through the meanings and messages of ‘personhood.’ Los Altos Hills… Continue reading
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Tablet Winter School Webinar
The 2025 Jubilee Year themed around “Hope” framed what I shared through the lens of sociology of religion in The Tablet‘s “Winter School Webinar.” I’m grateful for the invitation, good questions, and renewed connections between sociology and cultural understandings of… Continue reading
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Religion & Catholic Studies Webinar Hosted by the Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture (RAAC)
A recent webinar offered a great opportunity to dialogue about the past, present, and prospects of Catholic Studies 60 years after the close of Vatican II. Thanks to Indiana University’s Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture (RAAC)… Continue reading
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Open Science & Religion Data Workshop in Aruba
Aruba offered the perfect backdrop for a rich conversation among several dozen sociologists and psychologists convened to think about open science practices in religion. Conversation partners from Pew Research Center, the Association for Religion Data Archives (ARDA), the Center for… Continue reading
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“Synodality and Encounter” in Oxford, England
Continuing the work and dialogue of synodality, I was honored to contribute to an Oxford gathering of synod participants and observers invested in understanding the historical, cultural, and theological significance of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality. Thanks to support from… Continue reading
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Consulting at the 2024 Synod on Synodality
As a papal-appointed consultor to the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod, I spent much of October in Rome, participating in the concluding assembly of the Synod on Synodality. Nearly every day, I convened with Pope Francis and some 350… Continue reading
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Profile in East Tennessee Catholic
The Diocese of Knoxville’s paper-of-record, East Tennessee Catholic, profiled my work as a sociologist of religion and appointment as Consultor to the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality. Knoxville has been “home” for the past 17 years. I’m grateful for this community,… Continue reading
Tricia C. Bruce, PhD 