Every light in the stadium converged upon the monstrance, all while the congregation was led in praise and worship, singing: “I want more of you God…. No place I’d rather be than here in your love.”

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, by Sebastian Gomes

In “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” the ordinary becomes operatic and the everyday becomes extraordinary.

Living a double life requires lying to everyone around you, but it also requires lying to yourself.

'In the Courts of Three Popes' gives us Mary Ann Glendon's journey from Vatican outsider to insider and provides a captivating frame for her examination of the Vatican’s intertwined grandeur and dysfunction.

I am learning to meet my summer Mass shake-ups with grace.

The name-calling that has become a normal—even celebrated—part of our election this year will do nothing to bridge the vast ideological chasm that divides our nation.

A Reflection for Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

There is a price to be paid for longevity in the current American culture. It is called loneliness.

Rioting was sparked by a knife attack at a dance studio in Southport on July 29. Three children were killed and other children and adults injured and seriously wounded.