Sagrada Familia: The Chains
For God has other hopes and dreams
How to win the Foley Poetry Contest: Don’t try to win
Writing poetry for prizes is a fool’s errand.
They tell us border nets, 10,000 feet high,
What good are great blue herons reflecting our quiet thoughts
‘Father, forgive me’: James O’Toole on Confession in America
In his artful account of American participation in the sacrament of confession, ‘For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America,’ James O’Toole offers a succinct analysis of when and why American Catholics partake of the sacrament.
Review: Mario Vargas Llosa’s final book approaches the question of nationhood
His final work, published now for the first time in English, Mario Varvas Lloisa approaches the question of nationhood not in the abstract terms of a sociologist or philosopher, but obliquely, through a kind of literary ventriloquism, in a hybrid form combining the novel and essay.
A history of British converts to Catholicism
In her new book, Melanie McDonagh gives us a rollicking account of a group of highly talented writers and artists as they make their way across the Tiber.
Review: A saintly variety show
In ‘Canticle,’ a page-turner of a debut novel by Janet Rich Edwards, the reader is offered the Catholic equivalent of a monster truck rally: Just when you think the story has settled into one track, it delivers a fresh surprise.
The Sagrada Familia makes room for us all
The Sagrada Familia, to be sure, is not a humble building. But it is not an inhuman building, either. It is a space where one can feel loved.
Want to fight evil? Give your stuff away.
If you have the privilege of self-confidence and stability, challenge yourself to find things you can give away.
What Cardinal Ratzinger, a deconstructing friend and a woman religious taught me about doubt
Doubt assures travelers they are still on the right path, even as it takes them to the very edge.
Bioethics under bombs: A global health partnership in Ukraine
Rooted in a shared mission for establishing a culture of responsible conduct in research, the partnership between Loyola University Chicago and Ukrainian Catholic University has flourished for over a decade.
U.S. bishops to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th celebration
The U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during the U.S.C.C.B. spring assembly in Baltimore.
Secretary Kennedy, good health is not guaranteed by lifestyle choices. We need a fair health care system.
Prioritizing health care for the most vulnerable among us recognizes not only that we were all created equal but also that we were created to care for each other.
Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts? Our readers weigh in.
“If these converts are impressed by Pope Leo XIV and his leadership, they just might stay for the long haul.”
To serve young Latinos, the church needs a new playbook
If we hope to engage young Latinos, we must ask: Are we trying to provide answers to questions they are not asking, or are we listening to them?
Review: A Vatican journalist on seeing the church behind the church
In ‘Struck Down, Not Destroyed,’ America’s Vatican correspondent Colleen Dulle offers a powerful testament to her own commitment to the church—a commitment where scrutiny and critique go hand in hand with reverence.
The Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act: Who rules when we give up on laws?
The Voting Rights Act and the War Powers Resolution have both been weakened by the erosion of previously established legal reforms.
Catholic social teaching says all work is good for us—paid or unpaid.
The Catholic social teaching tradition maintains that in its essence and at its best, work can be good for us, an insight social science confirms. This includes all kinds paid work but unpaid work as well.
Catholic aid groups hope for a recovery after 2025’s deep cuts in global health assistance
After a historic collapse of U.S. and E.U. humanitarian and development assistance in 2025, finding new money to address persistent global health problems may be more challenging in 2026.
What I learned from a season of loss—on the court and off
After many struggles, I am no longer sure that the final record is the most essential thing.
Archbishop Wenski: The folly of ending a 60-year partnership with Catholic Charities
The Trump administration has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities caring for unaccompanied migrant children.
Cardinal McElroy: Why the Catholic Church can and should judge the morality of the Iran war
The exclusion of the church from any substantive role in evaluating the moral legitimacy of decisions to go to war is a pathway to amoral decisions on war, not moral ones.
In the Brazilian Amazon, a Catholic Indigenous community endures amid land invasions and government neglect
The Indigenous community’s relationship with Catholic institutions has been central to Sateré-Mawé resistance to environmental exploitation and government neglect.
As Trump threatens Cuba, refugees relive their journey to America
With his native country roiled by an oil blockade and reports of aggressive U.S. intervention in the offing, Cuban refugee Felipe Fortun recounted his journey to America—his third attempt to escape the island.
The good Samaritan’s lessons for Catholic health care on World Day of the Sick
The Catholic Church is the largest unified provider of health care in the world, giving us our best opportunity to relieve suffering and improve lives.
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The Catholic Committee of Appalachia’s half-century mission to heal a wounded land
For more than five decades, the group has listened to the people affected by forces of destruction and shared their stories in a series of pastoral letters.
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