When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, “everything becomes more authentic,” and “God ceases to be just a concept,” says Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J. “He really becomes a source of life and all hope for you and for those who are around you.”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Catholic charitable organization.
On St. Patrick’s Day, we have the opportunity to acknowledge the enormous contributions to the causes of peace and justice made by the Irish diaspora the world over.
Chicago has James T. Farrell’s Studs Lonigan. New Orleans has John Kennedy Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly. Boston has Edwin O’Connor’s 'Last Hurrah.' And William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series has “ironweeds” like Billy and Francis Phelan. What, then, is the greatest book ever written about the New York City Irish?
“Jesuitical” visits long-time friend of the show, N.P.R.'s Scott Detrow, for a refreshing conversation about politics and faith as we gear up for November’s election.
For Orthodox Christians, Lazarus Saturday, with its brightly colored vestments, its relaxation of fasting and its little sweet-smelling pastries, is a joyful time.
Robert David Sullivan's piece about media coverage of President Joe Biden's age invited a variety of responses from our readers about their hopes for media coverage of the 81-year-old Mr. Biden and 77-year-old Donald J. Trump.
Paul Lynch’s 'Prophet Song' was inspired by the Syrian Civil War and the plight of those seeking refuge from the destruction and death occurring in Syria.
In issuing “Laudato Si’,” nine years ago, Pope Francis made climate change a central issue in the church’s social teaching. Are we still paying attention?
Some of Jimmy Breslin’s best work has now been collected in the Library of America’s latest volume, judiciously edited by one of Breslin’s true heirs, The New York Times correspondent Dan Barry.
The novelist Mary Beth Keane has staked her claim as a creator of subtle but poignant storytelling. She also has strong words of rebuke for the church of her childhood.
Like the haunted Dublin of his forebear James Joyce, Edward P. Jones’s Washington, D.C., is visited by spiritual powers left off the tourist maps. Both Joyce’s and Jones’s stories move us through tragic epiphanies that leave the soul, pained by paralysis, on the threshold of conversion. Both ask us to peel our eyes open with pity for their people.