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President Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
As I write, Mr. Trump is declaring that “nobody knows” what he is going to do about Iran. I fear that “nobody” includes him.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
”Catholics across the ideological spectrum have expressed hope that Leo will be able to heal some of the divisions that emerged during the pontificate of his predecessor, Pope Francis.”
Monsignor Ray East, left, in front of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.; Nathan East performs with Toto in Amsterdam on June 8, 2013 (photos: Nathan East/WENN Rights Ltd/Alamy)
Arts & CultureMusic
Mike Jordan Laskey
For Monsignor Ray East and his brother Nathan, their faith feeds their music and their music feeds their faith.
FaithFaith and Reason
James F. Keenan, S.J.
A cosmopolitan stance—one that values other cultures while treasuring the unique gifts of one's own—is a necessary one in a world where Donald Trump is destroying the venturing spirit and generosity of the American people.
FaithScripture Reflections
Zac Davis
There is another side to Jesus’ message. Don’t build up treasures on earth—but do store up treasures in heaven.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President Donald J. Trump aired the possibility of using massive bombs to destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
As Chicago’s “No Kings” protests against President Trump wound down Saturday afternoon, the celebration of Pope Leo at White Sox stadium began. Which made me wonder: Does one impact the other?
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious, by Molly Cahill
A man carries a wounded girl after an explosion in downtown Tehran amid Israel's three-day campaign of strikes against Iran, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Morteza Zangene/ISNA)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Clarke
In judging the morality of an act of war, an easy ask is always: “Was the belligerent party left with no other recourse?” That does not appear to be true in this case.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The patron saint of 'America' is Edmund Campion, S.J.—for several different reasons.
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
“The many actions of protest throughout the country reflect the moral sentiments of many Americans that enforcement alone cannot be the solution to addressing our nation’s immigration challenges,” Archbishop Timothy Broglio said in a June 16 statement.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Leo XIV will bring back the tradition of the pope spending two weeks of the summer at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence.
FaithThe Word
June 22, 2025, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world.
FaithPodcasts
James Martin, S.J.
Father James Martin reflects on his conversation with actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg about the importance of “laughing and dancing and and acting the fool” before God.
FaithPodcasts
James Martin, S.J.
Father James Martin reflects on his conversation with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., who, he says, “changed how I looked not only at friendship, but also, the church.”
FaithPodcasts
Preach
In this homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Year C, the Rev. Hank Hilton draws on ancient philosophy, childhood boat rides on the Jersey Shore and his mother’s steady wisdom to reflect on the transformative power of Christ’s kindness.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Peter Lucier
My primary problem with the parade wasn’t just that it broke a norm. My problem is that it reminded me how easily we tell ourselves comforting stories instead of asking hard questions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Thomas J. Reese
The USCCB wrote a letter to Congress on May 20 mildly refuting certain aspects of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
Arts & CultureBooks
Atar Hadari
Two new books give a multi-hued portrait of Seamus Heaney as he pursued a late-20th-century vocation as a public advocate of poetry and as a somewhat private advocate of Catholicism as a folk culture.