Lessons in gratitude from a woman named Doris.
June 2018
Posted inFaith, Music
The grace-filled encounter between Paul McCartney and James Corden
This extraordinary episode has much to teach us.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
USCCB headquarters receives hundreds of calls from Americans seeking to foster detained kids
Hundreds of American adults have called the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops seeking to provide foster care for the separated children.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
America’s anti-Islam problem didn’t end with the cancellation of ‘Roseanne’
Two of the most influential anti-Muslim organizations have direct ties to the Trump administration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
As violence increases, Mexican bishops announce security protocols for priests and religious
Mexico suffered its most murderous year in memory in 2017, recording more than 29,000 homicides, as the country’s crackdown on drug cartels and organized crime showed few signs of success.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Philippine president slammed for calling God ‘stupid’
The Philippine president, notorious for having insulted the pope and former U.S. President Barack Obama, has sparked outrage for calling God “stupid” in Asia’s bastion of Catholicism.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What the prodigal son can teach us about mindfulness
How can we integrate the lesson from this popular parable into our contemplative prayer lives?
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
I wanted to become a Catholic. But first I had to give up the Eucharist—and porn.
At the start of my senior year of college, I was taking the Eucharist every day. The problem was, I was not Catholic.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican diplomat sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography crimes
It is the first time that a Vatican official has been condemned for such a crime.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops “stopped another massacre” in Nicaragua
“I want to make a call to those who have come to this city to kill, I want to make a call to those that are sharpshooters … I want to make a call to (President) Daniel Ortega and (Vice President and first lady) Rosario Murillo, not one more death in Masaya,” Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega told locals outside St. Sebastian Parish.