Pope Francis's arrival in the United States has inspired a number of reflections on the background and mission of the Jesuits, particularly from those in Jesuit education.

The Los Angeles Times recently chronicled the efforts of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to reach out to students and young Catholics through social media platforms.

This is the twenty-fifth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This entry deals with the Philip rsquo s continuing his mission to Samaria and encountering a marginalized person with respect to Israel an Ethiopian eunuch For previous entries please now go to the

Dr. Ray Guarendi is a Catholic clinical psychologist and a syndicated radio and television host.

As talented a player as he was, what he’ll be most remembered for is the infectiousness of his joy.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. affirmed that pro-life people "absolutely, positively" are welcome in the Democratic party and that he believes, as a Catholic, that "abortion is always wrong."

All the networks—including cable—were ready and willing to report on this first trip of the pope to America.

'All the Wild that Remains,' by David Gessner

'History of the National Encuentros,' by Mario J. Paredes

This stellar biography shows a truly courageous and holy man but also deeply unjust and humiliating actions by some church officials.

We will live on a paved street or a roughAlley left between walls, almost forgotten,Or on the bank of a dry river bedWith rose petals running over jagged stone,Or we will live, naked as bees, in a patchworkForest stitched with water drawn from the sky’s groin.Sooner or later we will find ourse

‘I try so hard to hold onto pleasant images of Tim, but all I can see is him hanging there in the garage.” So said my sister a few months after our older brother died of suicide. That was one comforting linguistic suggestion, that he “died of suicide,” not that he “comm

There are certain things we know deeply, risk our lives upon, but can never adequately explain to ourselves or others. This is particularly true of the death of Jesus and how that death washes us clean of sin, opens the gates of heaven for us and teaches how to give our own deaths away as he did.Tha

I know there are apps upon apps out there waiting for me. But I cannot download a one.

The contemporary American approach to end-of-life care is captured in an essay by Atul Gawande, M.D., in The New Yorker (8/2/10) entitled: “Letting Go! What Should Medicine Do When It Can’t Save Your Life?” Dr. Gawande, a surgeon at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Pope Francis arrived in the United States the late afternoon of Sept. 22 to begin his first apostolic journey as pontiff.

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its fall term on the first Monday in October. And potential blockbusters already are on the docket.

In the end, the story of Francis’ visit is, at its heart, a story of community.

The Missing HalfMention of the ordination of women to the priesthood was conspicuously absent from the letters that were chosen to deliver to the pope, or at least the topic was not mentioned in “Dear Pope Francis,” by Elizabeth Groppe (9/14). I am certain Pope Francis is not so foolish