White Catholics have ‘to talk about race and to admit their racism’
Why the slow movement toward racial justice in the church?
Interviews
Saint of the Darkness: an interview with the promoter of Mother Teresa’s cause for sainthood
Brian Kolodiejchuk speaks of Mother Teresa’s early mystical experiences and her struggles with the “dark night.”
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Donald Trump’s favorite scapegoat these days is the national media.
Letters
Reply All: America’s readers respond
Join the conversation.
Editorials
Why women deacons could enrich the church
If the church discerns it enjoys the freedom to admit women to the diaconate, should we?
Faith in Focus
Godfriends: when your godchild happens to be an adult
“What is unclear is how that role works when your godchild is a fully-formed adult.”
Vantage Point
Who Gets to Serve?: A short history of women deacons, from the Feb. 17, 2003, issue
A short history of women deacons from the Feb. 17, 2003, issue
Books
What does it take to get high schoolers to read?
‘Lit Up,’ by David Denby
Friend of Francis
‘The Enthusiast,’ by Jon Sweeney
18th-Century ‘Progressives’
‘The Catholic Enlightenment,’ by Ulrich L. Lehner
Art
The bracing, confident, Whitman-esque art of Stuart Davis
“Everything I have done since,” the artist later said, “has been based on that eggbeater idea.”
Poetry
Recovery
On the first day, I didn’t know it was the first day.
The Word
Gospel: Weigh the Cost
“Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
Gospel: God’s Joy
“Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight.”
Columns
Angela Merkel’s response to the politics of fear.
To be a Muslim anywhere is to be regarded as suspect; to be a Muslim refugee is to be persona non grata.
Faith
The Catholic school system as we know it must change
We need to develop a new model for providing Catholic elementary school education.
Why women deacons could enrich the church
If the church discerns it enjoys the freedom to admit women to the diaconate, should we?
Saint of the Darkness: an interview with the promoter of Mother Teresa’s cause for sainthood
Brian Kolodiejchuk speaks of Mother Teresa’s early mystical experiences and her struggles with the “dark night.”
Of Other Things
Share the unfriendliness on Facebook this election season
How many already suffer from dramatic-post stress disorder?
Signs Of the Times
In Hiding in Honduras
Kevin Donaldo Ramírez, 29, of Honduras describes himself as an environmental activist, just like his hero Berta Cáceres, a defender of indigenous rights and lands who was murdered in March.When he heard the news of her death, “I cried,” he says. “They killed Berta, but it was lik
Street Killings Spike in Philippines, Duterte Challenged by Bishops
Deploring a campaign of extrajudicial killings that has, according to local media, claimed more than 800 lives, the president of the Philippines bishops’ conference issued a direct challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters.
Pope Francis Meets Rescued Women
In yet another sign of his strong stance against human trafficking, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to 20 women who have been rescued from sexual slavery. The pope met with the women on Aug. 12 at a refugee center in Rome, the Pope John XXIII community, which houses people rescued from prost
Bias in Baltimore
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore called a federal Department of Justice report cataloging systemic abuses by Baltimore's police "sobering and distressing.” In a statement released on Aug. 10, the archbishop called it “an affirmation of those in our community who have long
News Briefs
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America on Aug. 10 approved "Declaration on the Way: Church, Ministry and Eucharist," a document that tracks progress over 50 years of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue and maps remaining steps to full unity. • Pope Francis hosted 21 Syrian refugees at the
Countering Hate
Terrorists want to make peace-loving Christians and Muslims believe that it is impossible for them to live side by side; it is up to Christians and Muslims to prove them wrong, said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran of France. The cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, w
A Boston College program shapes urban Catholic teachers
“Boston College’s mission is not only to give Catholic schools teachers, but to give them the best.”
Vatican Dispatch
How Pope Francis chooses new cardinals
In choosing new cardinals, Francis has been guided by five criteria.
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