Perhaps it is the hard-won wisdom that comes with age, but the Catholic rituals and practices I once scorned are the same ...

"Only through patient and inclusive dialogue" can "a just and lasting conflict resolution can be achieved" in the ...

The ”Bad Guys” films ask, how do we determine who the “bad guys” are? And if you’re marked as “bad” from the start, can you ever make good?

In 'Thoreau’s God,' Richard Higgins takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Thoreau’s extensive work, looking at ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Find today’s readings here.

In these dark times, surrounded by death and destruction in Gaza, we hear the command in the first reading, “Choose life.” ...

On July 31, Pope Leo XIV announced that St. John Henry Newman, English theologian, educator, and writer who converted to ...

The chair of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace put out a statement on July 31 demanding more ...

Maribeth Boelts is the author of 40 books for children, including the award-winning book Those Shoes, with Candlewick Press. She and her husband, Rob, live in Iowa.

This controversy moved the early church to make a dramatic change in Eucharistic practice by moving the celebration out of ...

The Gospels do not ask questions about happiness and purpose the way some of Wisdom literature does; they present the concerns of God for the world.

That is his story, but we are still outside it. We cannot step inside St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430ad) and see him ...