‘Ordinary People’ turns 50: a story of family and loss beloved by many—including Pope Leo
A book that feels as if it were published last week has now unlocked a host of exclusive offers from A.A.R.P.
Jesuits, Mohawks and Puritans meet in Molly McNett’s historical fiction
The deeply researched ‘Child of These Tears’ captures the profound humanness of Jesuit missionaries in colonial North America.
‘Coyote vs. Acme’: Family film or existential fable?
It’s a testament to the movie that it can provoke this much intellectual meandering in a parent while also being wildly entertaining to children.
Catholic school reopening in Gaza is a reminder that ‘hope is stronger than fear,’ bishop says
As children worldwide head back to classrooms this fall, students in Gaza are returning to a vastly different reality as the school at Holy Family Parish reopens for the first time since the start of Israel’s military campaign.
Don’t judge people—including yourself
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
Catholic aid worker in Nepal sees ‘long road’ to recovery after ‘unprecedented’ disaster for region
At least 955 people have been killed and over 4,470 remain missing following an Aug. 26 glacial collapse in Nepal’s Langtang National Park.
God is always leading the ship
A Reflection for Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Maurice Timothy Reidy
How one Little League umpire cultivates faith on the field
Amid the pressure-packed culture of competition in youth sports, my Catholic faith helps me to be humble, forgiving and joyful.
God is not a CEO
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Christopher Robles
They look like religious teachers. But they’re AI — and millions are listening
“AI can help maybe with information and training and insight, but it can’t actually transmit spirituality,” said Swami Sarvapriyananda, a Hindu monk.
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