Pope Francis helps our political choices in 2016
Pope Francis and our faith-driven responsibility for the common good
Portraits of Love: A deeper look at ‘Amoris Laetitia’
“The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” So begins Pope Francis’ long-awaited apostolic exhortation “The Joy of Love” (“Amoris Laetitia”). The statement draws on the conclusions of the Synod of Bishops, which ga
How nine months living with the poor shaped Fernando Cardenal, SJ’s life
It is true that “what the eye does not see, the heart does not feel.”
Of Many Things
René Girard and glass houses
I am reluctant to throw stones. In fact, I don’t even permit them on my property.
Letters
Letters to the Editor: Join the conversation.
Join the conversation.
Editorials
The Chicago Police Department has become an example of the toxic effects of institutional racism.
This is grim news all around at a grim time for Chicago.
Faith in Focus
Finding a place for hope in hard-hit Flint, Michigan
It is Flint’s future we must concern ourselves with.
Books
The Real Man
‘Augustine,’ by Robin Lane Fox
A Call for Reform
‘The Finest Traditions of My Calling,’ by Abraham M. Nussbaum
Review: ‘A Step Along the Way,’ by Stephen J. Pope
‘A Step Along the Way,’ by Stephen J. Pope
Television
“The Path” offers a suffocating view from inside a cult.
Hulu’s new drama raises interesting questions for believers.
Poetry
Bearing Witness
I’m tempted to call the woman, say I did not see her car accident,but will listen to her version, find out why she needs a witness.Three telephone poles, three hand-scrawled signsplead for someone who saw the silver Lexus hit her Honda.Her signs remain a week. I imagine she vents to family, fr
The Word
Today’s Gospel: We are called to show mercy.
“O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me”
Gospel: The Real Presence
“Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them.”
Current Comment
Why this rocket landing is a big deal
On April 8, the world witnessed a great leap forward for human spaceflight.
A Court That Never Says No
It is exceedingly unlikely that only 0.03 percent of government surveillance requests are unjustified.
Suicide spikes across North America are cause for serious concern
Indigenous communities in parts of North America are suffering.
Faith
How I kept my faith amid Egypt’s crackdown on Copts
I watched as Egyptian state forces ran over peaceful Coptic protestors with military vehicles.
Generation Faith
How I kept my faith amid Egypt’s crackdown on Copts
I watched as Egyptian state forces ran over peaceful Coptic protestors with military vehicles.
Of Other Things
A new mom on what ‘meternity’ leave misses
Likening maternity leave to a sabbatical understandably rubbed many the wrong way.
Signs Of the Times
Can Education Slow the Exodus Of Syrian and Iraqi Christians?
As heavy fighting continues across the Nineveh Plain, some Christians displaced by the Islamic State have given up the dream of returning home and joined the stream of refugees leaving the war-torn country. Others remain in Iraqi Kurdistan, clinging to the hope that they can someday go back to their
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles goes totally digital
“If we’re not reaching the people of faith now, how can we reach them?”
News Briefs
Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry told hundreds of mourners at the funeral of Sister Clare Crockett, killed in Ecuador during an earthquake on April 17, that “a life given in loving sacrifice is never wasted.” • Twenty-three new Swiss Guard recruits pledged during a ceremony on May 6 to
Pope Francis Has a Dream of Unity
Pope Francis, accepting a prize for promoting European unity, on May 6 bemoaned that the continent’s people “are tempted to yield to our own selfish interests and to consider putting up fences.”“I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime but a summons to a
Fort McMurray Fire
As wildfires continue to blaze in northern Alberta, churches of all denominations across Canada have been offering prayers and helping relief efforts. More than 100,000 residents of Fort McMurray have fled the inferno—most have lost their homes completely. Bishop Paul Terrio, bishop of St. Pau
Electric Effects
Something developed countries take for granted—electricity—could go a long way to stem violence often attributed to religion, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, in the country’s northwest. Only major cities, like state capitals, have reliable electricity, the bish
Berrigan Remembered
Daniel J. Berrigan, S.J., was remembered during his funeral Mass as a “fierce, mischievous visionary,” a “Beatnik Jesuit friend,” a priest who “taught the sacrament of resistance” and a loving uncle ruled by faith, not fear. More than 800 people packed the Church
Vatican Dispatch
Are the Catholic Church and China due for a breakthrough?
An accord seems possible before the year’s end.
Washington Front
The alternative campaigns of Barack Obama and Paul Ryan
President Obama is working to secure his legacy. Speaker Ryan is trying to offer an alternative to GOP voters.
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