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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Jesuit guide to aging and retirement
You’ve got a 401K. But do you have a spiritual retirement plan?
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Remembering Roger Haight: generous teacher, humble Jesuit and incomparable friend
Well before “public theology” became a watchword, he had set about rethinking the language of faith in the contemporary world—all with typical understatement and modesty.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
We’re all playing make-believe—until we become ‘perfect in Christ’
A Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, News
Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on deciding to become a priest
The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
‘Why do you stay Catholic?’ my student asked. Because of my parish—and the Gospel’s radical love.
I have questioned the ethical implications of belonging to an institution with so many members sympathetic to MAGA politics. But I can still rediscover the hope of the Eucharist in my parish.
Posted inFaith, News
As excavation begins at Irish maternity home, Catholic experts urge fact-based news reporting
Amidst the excavation of a former Irish mother-and-baby home, Catholic experts are urging journalists to carefully fact-check their reporting after many prior accounts of the issue have featured erroneous details.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Where do you go to rest?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Maurice Timothy Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
God approaches us with humility. Do we do the same for him?
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, The Word
Hospitality as a Christian virtue
July 20, 2025, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s Gospel passage introduces a key element: the central role of hospitality.