The Post-Secular Life: How Christians can both engage the world and be countercultural
In recent months Catholic intellectuals in Italy have been engaged in an important conversation about the political responsibilities of Italian Catholics. The conversation took on a certain urgency last summer following a heated debate about whether Catholic organizations, communities and families o
Un Mundo Mejor en el Valle de Juárez
Ahora no es más el Valle de Juárez. Es el valle de lágrimas y tristeza.
Reclaiming our national politics to protect the human person
A spiritual conversion to solidarity is not alien to the American political tradition.
Valley of Sorrows: Rebuilding community along the Mexican border
The valley is a stopping point for many immigrant families before they make the last leap across the river in search of freedom and safety and comfort.
Learning about marriage from the lives of Christian couples
In short, they engage marriage as a holiness project.
Of Many Things
Unexpected reminders in Rome
One myth about Jesuits: We all travel to Rome all the time.
Letters
Letters to the Editor: Join the Conversation
Join the conversation.
Editorials
Editors: Flint was no accident.
The effects of historical and structural racism must be taken into account
Faith in Focus
Praying as a Parent: Gratitude and not giving up
The goal is not children who can sit in Mass and not bother anyone, but children who can learn to create space in their hearts.
Books
Tell It to Me in Pictures
‘Hellbreak Volume 1,’ by Cullen Bunn and Dave Stewart; ‘The Best American Comics 2015,’ edited by Jonathan Lethem and BIll Kartalopoulos; ‘Poetry is Useless,’ by Andrew Nilsen; ‘Blankets,’ by Craig Thompson
Last Rights
‘The Good Death,’ by Ann Neumann
Less Is More
‘All Days Are Night,’ by Peter Stamm
Television
Trying to watch ‘Making a Murderer’ and still believe in God.
‘Making a Murderer’ upends our preconceived notions of who the good guys and bad guys are.
Poetry
ST. KEVIN AND THE TEMPTRESS : after Heaney
After that business with the blackbird, Kevinsore-shouldered from his mortifications—the lent-long arms reach and supplications in service of life’s mysteries and flights—lay himself out, spread-eagled in paschal light,cozy in a copse of alders, cones and catkins, and sle
The Word
Today’s Gospel: The Glory of Life
“While he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.”
Columns
Misunderstanding Al Qaeda
Despite billions spent destroying it, Al Qaeda has expanded its influence.
Current Comment
Remembering Ed Glynn, S.J.
When men join the Jesuits they are reminded that few Jesuits become famous—John Courtney Murray, Pope Francis—but many will engage in unsung work in which they touch countless lives. Edward Glynn, S.J., born one of nine children in Clarks Summit, Pa., joined the Society of Jesus in 1955
Are immigrants really flooding our borders?
The myth of people “pouring” across our borders in ever-increasing numbers should not go unchallenged in this election year.
When will Iran stop executing juveniles?
Iran is ranked among the leading countries in the world in executions of juveniles.
Faith
‘My God, My God’: When Jesus felt abandoned
Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? What are we to make of these extraordinary words of Jesus on the cross?
Of Other Things
Hating February
February, the sophomore slump of the winter months. The snow is old. It’s bleak, it’s cold. And we just don’t care.
Signs Of the Times
The Diocese of San Bernadino is on the cutting edge of diversity in the church
The Diocese of San Bernadino finds itself on the cutting edge.
Defending Refugees
Catholic bishops in Germany and Austria have urged their countries to continue accepting refugees, despite demands for new restrictions after violence on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and other cities. “We need a reduction in numbers, but fixing an upper limit would be difficult,” Bish
Zimbabwe: No Money For Health Care
With poverty on the rise and a drought compounding Zimbabwe’s problems, people are struggling to make ends meet, church workers said. In Zimbabwe’s hospitals and other health facilities, “patients need to pay for everything: painkillers, drips, injections and scans,” said Get
News Briefs
After nearly 27 years on the job, Greg Erlandson stepped down as publisher at Our Sunday Visitor Inc., on Jan. 31. • The Fiat 500L that Pope Francis used to tour Philadelphia was auctioned off for $82,000 at a black-tie event kicking off the Philadelphia Auto Show on Jan. 29 with proceeds
In Region’s Conflicts, Hunger Becomes a Lethal Weapon
In a Middle East torn apart by conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon. Millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. Children suffer from malnutrition; their parents often have
Minority Rights In Muslim Lands
Muslim leaders from around the world adopted a declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries. Participants said the Marrakesh Declaration, developed during a conference on Jan. 25-27, was based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the
Remembering Don Samuel of Chiapas
Long before Pope Francis spoke of a poor church for the poor and of taking the church to the peripheries, Bishop Samuel Ruiz García of San Cristóbal de Las Casas built such a church in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state. Inspired by the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and gatherings of
Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis prepares for his 12 foreign trip to Mexico
Pope Francis visits the margins of Mexican society.
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