Each mass shooting seems to highlight something uniquely “off” in American society.

Similar WitnessRe “What Martyrdom Means,” by Patrick Gilger, S.J. (5/12): In so many ways, the story of the life and death of Frans van der Lugt, S.J., echoes the story of the seven Trappist monks who lived among Algerians in Tibhirine and who were kidnapped and beheaded during the Alger

Will Republicans pay a price with their Catholic allies for failure to act?

By the spring of 1973, the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., had become a sensation but not yet an obsession.

Top Catholic and Orthodox church officials in North America are calling on the Vatican to let married men become priests in Eastern rite Catholic churches another sign that optional celibacy could become a front-burner issue under Pope Francis Eastern rite Catholic churches have a look and feel sim

Three voices of reason amid the rancorous reactions to the release of Sgt. Bergdahl.

Cardinal supports offer of amnesty to Boko Haram insurgents who stop fighting.

On The Ignatian Educator, taking stock of Catholic art and American culture today.

ldquo Competition hellip rdquo It was the immediate and unanimous response to my question ldquo What are the biggest issues facing Japanese young people today rdquo This one-word refrain was offered up by three Jesuits I spoke to in Tokyo who range in age from late 30s to late 80s The Japanes

Pope Francis canceled a second day of private audiences and his morning Mass on Tuesday (June 10) because of a minor illness, but Vatican officials downplayed speculation about ill health.The Vatican’s chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pope had postponed several appointment

To be honest it was a speech I 39 d always zoned out on If you 39 ve been to a graduation ceremony you 39 ll know what I 39 m talking about Just after the diplomas are handed out someone on the dais whom you 39 ve most likely never seen before steps up to the podium and says quot On beha

Let me set the scene It rsquo s a weekend morning and for once I actually have no commitments I open the front door to let in the fresh morning air and I am ready to ride five miles on the exercise bike in my office spare room I am trying to beat my best time But my dog is in the back yard ba

Jesuit-inspired ideas for a spiritually rich season

You have probably read with dismay and disgust as I have the story of the bodies of 800 babies cast into a septic tank in Tuam County Galway children who passed away while under the care of the Bon Secours sisters at a ldquo Mother and Baby rdquo home Between 1925 and 1961 the home sheltered

“It is my hope that this meeting will mark the beginning of a new journey where we seek the things that unite, so as to overcome the things that divide,” Pope Francis said in a forceful speech concluding the historic Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land, held in the Vatican Gardens on June

Early in May each year Kalamazoo in Michigan hosts the world rsquo s largest congress on the Middle Ages This year the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies was duly held there at Western Michigan University the longstanding venue from May 8 to 11 I last attended this remarkable celebr

In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com

A bearded, haunted man scrambles into the black box theater wearing a soot-colored hoodie, jeans with fist-sized holes at both knees, and a slim backpack, while red siren lights flash and tense cop-show music blares. He crouches behind trash cans to elude an unseen pursuer. When the threat appears t

In the 1980s, the American short story writer Raymond Carver penned a story called “A Small, Good Thing.” It is a haunting story that includes, at once, the death of a child and an ending that illustrates the hope of companionship: the breaking of bread together. The bread served to the

Pope Francis' June 8 meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents will be a religious, not a political, occasion and should not raise hopes for immediate resumption of peace talks between the two nations, said the principal coordinator of the gathering. "No one presumes that peace wi