With Thanksgiving approaching we might ask: Where does gratitude fit in the spiritual life?

There is a surefire cure for pride, however, and it is as simple as a reminder of some of the moments when we got things just a little wrong. Or a lot wrong.

The modernist crisis and the death of a magazine.

The pope visits Yankee Stadium, and other sacred moments in secular spaces.

The church must protect the community from harm, but it must also protect the human rights of each individual who may face an accusation.

Senator John F. Kennedy walked into the grand ballroom of Houston’s Rice Hotel with one goal: to put to rest the notion that a Roman Catholic should not be elected president of the United States. It was September 1960, and many Americans were wary of electing a Catholic. Most non-Catholics vie