It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.
Faith in Focus
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What an American veteran remembered about war after a chance encounter with a Palestinian
If we saw up close the brutal toll of our wars, we would be less likely to fight them.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Want to participate in the Eucharistic Revival each Sunday? Pay attention to the Eucharistic prayer.
We can participate in the Eucharistic revival by growing in knowledge and devotion to this most important sacramental liturgy.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How discerning the priesthood has helped me live life more fully
After seven friends joined the seminary, I couldn’t help but wonder if I should too.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What my child learns from how we treat one another at Mass
The lessons we teach in some parishes are not coming from God.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I tried making sense of Pope Francis’ offensive remarks. I discovered something deeper instead.
I am always going to be let down by humans, but never by the One who is fully human and fully divine.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A nun’s ministry to transgender Catholics: ‘Just embrace us. Don’t displace us.’
Sister Luisa Derouen has provided spiritual companionship to some 250 trans people, assuring them that they are God’s children.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The case for showing up to church—even if you don’t believe in God
Do you have to believe in God to go to church? I used to think so. But more agnostics should give religion a try.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What the church owes the victims of disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik
Rupnik’s art was an expression of the abuse he perpetrated. And so, the message to Rupnik’s victims, intentional or not, is clear: Your feelings are wrong and less important than your abuser’s art.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
From 2014: Remembering The Ugandan Martyrs
On the Feast of the Uganda Martyrs, James Martin, S.J., recounts the story of young men revered throughout East Africa.