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FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Tim Reidy
FaithScripture Reflections
Alessandra Rose
A Reflection from Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Alessandra Rose
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Clarke
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle, by Kevin Clarke
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Molly Cahill
FaithShort Take
Stuart Wilson-Smith, C.S.P.
Last week, which was among the most intense I have witnessed in ministry, we adored the blessed sacrament, gathered for our Masses, prayed our rosaries, made our confessions and broke bread in fellowship.
Volunteers and residents at play at Room at the Inn
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Maggie Phillips
In North Carolina, where abortion has been restricted to up to 12 weeks since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, maternity home services may prove vital for many young women who might otherwise be choosing to end their pregnancies.
Two men in dark suits in an embrace, perhaps at a funeral
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Beacom
A “chosen family” has its benefits, but it can also be a way of avoiding the accountability and personal growth found in long-term, committed, familial bonds.
Politics & SocietyNews
Vanessa Gera - Associated Press
The March of the Living memorial march at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day took place amid the backdrop of pro-Palestinian protests and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
FaithFeatures
Colleen Jurkiewicz
The church helped me heal after my miscarriage. That’s what every grieving mother deserves.
FaithPodcasts
Preach
Ron Hansen has written award-winning novels that have been turned into Hollywood hits. As an ordained deacon, he crafts equally compelling homilies.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Darlene Superville - Associated Press
The two high-profile Catholics are among a diverse group of 19 individuals to be honored by President Biden for making “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States.”
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Speaking May 3 on the need for holistic higher education, the pope said that some universities are “too liberal” and do not place enough emphasis on forming their students into whole people.
FaithFaith in Focus
Christine Lenahan
Manifesting techniques abound in the online world. But creators are conflating manifesting with prayer, especially in their love lives.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley share their conversation with Cardinal Wilton Gregory—the archbishop of what he calls “the epicenter of division”—on the role of a church in a polarized society.
A photo of Aldous Huxley and Thomas Merton
Arts & CultureIdeas
Colm O’Shea
Aldous Huxley convinced me to try psychedelic drugs. Thomas Merton gave me a healthy suspicion of them.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Philomena’s faith doesn’t dismiss or excuse the church’s sins, but she has made peace with living in the tension.
Politics & SocietyNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
More than 200 Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, have called on President Biden to push for a cease-fire.
Children gather over the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Some of the “made in the U.S.A.” bombs Israel Defense Forces are dropping over Gaza include 2,000-pound bombs that have been responsible for some of the most devastating—and questionable—strikes of the months-long campaign against Hamas.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael O’Brien
Many Jesuit schools have recently been sites of passionate protest, peaceful activism and regrettably some incidents of anti-Semitism.