It was only their first day on the job as canonized saints, but Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati were already fulfilling their roles of drawing people to Christ.
Maggie Phillips
Maggie Phillips is a freelance writer and regular contributor at Tablet magazine.
Posted inFaith, Features
Lay volunteers are often the backbone of Catholic parishes. But they need support, too.
External realities are complicating the traditional structures on which parishes have relied for decades.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
How one Jesuit high school is fighting antisemitism through education
Xavier High School’s Holocaust studies program includes book and movie discussions, as well as opportunities for both domestic and international trips.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
North Carolina shelter for at-risk single moms charts pro-life path in a post-Roe world
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.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Don’t ignore Alexei Navalny’s Christian faith
We risk missing the lessons of Alexei Navalny’s death for his principles if we ignore his very Christian understanding of suffering.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Catholics can support our Jewish neighbors after the massacre in Israel
Let me help you, Jews and gentiles alike, bridge the gap that’s keeping us from really being there for each other.
Posted inFaith, Features
Catholic schools attracted students during the pandemic. Can they keep them?
Schools face changing realities, including geographic population shifts, questions about affordability and a generation of parents who are less likely to participate in Catholic life than their parents or grandparents were.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Sex ed has become another culture war issue for Catholics. Fertility ed might be the answer.
Parents should take a lead in giving their children an accurate picture about sex and reproduction, but too many young adults never learn the basics about fertility.