The writings of St. Ignatius Loyola and the traditional Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart highlight a specific aspect of the Eucharist: friendship.
The papalization of the church reached its most robust form in the first half of the 20th century, but it might be seeing its twilight under Pope Francis.
I’m afraid, but not of the virus. Frankly, I’m afraid of what I will see, of what I will hear when I get there and step inside the church.
The greatest evangelization we can offer is a joyful church.
I have called myself a peacemaker. I have never held a gun and never want to. But I am also a father, and I will always protect my children.
The thrust of Bishop Erik Varden’s new book can be summed up in words preached on Pentecost Sunday: “We shouldn’t domesticate the Spirit. It comforts, but also devours.”
Fintan O’Toole reflects on the last 64 years in Ireland—a time when Irish life was almost completely transformed.