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FaithScripture Reflections
Jill Rice
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
"The whole church needs fraternity, which must be present in all of our relationships, whether between lay people and priests, priests and bishops, bishops and the pope," he said during his homily at Mass on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29.
FaithScripture Reflections
Heather Trotta
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta
FaithFaith and Reason
Travis LaCouter
Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for the church.
Elio, voiced by Yonas Kibreab, and Glordon, voiced by Remy Edgerly, appear in the animated movie “Elio” (OSV News/Disney/Pixar).
Arts & Culture
John Dougherty
Pixar’s best films understand that kids are capable of profound emotional intelligence. As they try to regain their former success, I think that is what they should focus on.
FaithFaith in Focus
Sister Camille D’Arienzo “didn’t toe the line. She said what she believed. She is a progressive woman who had a very big pulpit, which was over three million listeners a week.”
David Foster Wallace gave a reading for Booksmith at All Saints Church in 2006 (Wikimedia commons).
Arts & CultureIdeas
Michael O’Connell
Twenty years ago, David Foster Wallace delivered one of the most widely shared and admired graduation speeches of all time. It still rewards close analysis.
FaithFeatures
Dawn Eden Goldstein
Father Arrupe’s intense desire for union with the heart of Christ gave him strength as he ministered to victims of the Hiroshima attack.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On Inside the Vatican, we explore Pope Leo’s persistent calls for peace and his unexpected support for journalist Paola Ugaz, who exposed abuse in a powerful Peruvian lay group suppressed by Pope Francis.
FaithShort Take
Grace Copps
On Tuesday night, Mr. Mamdani pulled off a shocking upset and finished first in the initial round of vote-counting in the Democratic primary for mayor. What can his campaign teach the Catholic Church about energizing “Gen Z”?
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Though other factors are surely at play, church leaders in Nigeria insist the attacks are part of a systematic campaign to drive Christians from the region or force their conversion.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Ahern
How should American Catholics respond to the U.S. attacks on Iran? Perhaps the Feast of Corpus Christi offers a counterpoint to the god of war, power and vengeance invoked by so many today.
FaithLast Take
Emilce Cuda
Pope Francis honored women's contributions to the life of the church. I trust Pope Leo XIV to do the same.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Deborah DeNicola
Oh, chalice of raindrops
Arts & CulturePoetry
Deirdre Lockwood
I replied, they say, cool as milk
Arts & CulturePoetry
Egard Orode
Scientists haven’t studied the isotopes of heartache
Arts & CultureBooks
Tom Deignan
As Sam Tanenhaus makes clear in 'Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America,' it is impossible to understand American politics and culture without grasping Buckley’s immense influence.
Arts & CultureBooks
Michael E. Engh
In "Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson,' Claire Hoffman delivers with a fast-paced page turner on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson. This biography brings into print another review of the achievements and personal failures of this major pioneer of media evangelism.
Arts & CultureBooks
Kerry Weber
Readers of Dave Barry’s latest, 'Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up,' will find enjoyable excerpts from many of his most notable columns, surrounded by additional memories, commentary and, occasionally, the perspective of hindsight.
Arts & CultureBooks
Nick Ripatrazone
In 'Requiem,' her fifth book, Virginia Konchan takes the sacred seriously. She’s jocular with her subjects, including God, yet in doing so she demonstrates sustained attention toward the divine. God is among her natural poetic vocabulary.