While outright war conditions pertain in Gaza and along its border in southern Israel, in the north, in Jerusalem and the West Bank, conditions are also fraught. Violence between Palestinians and Israeli settlers has broken out sporadically.

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan

Let me help you, Jews and gentiles alike, bridge the gap that’s keeping us from really being there for each other.

Pope Francis has spoken regularly about the devil and has reminded us that the devil is not simply a pop-culture trope.

Furthering the vision of Cardinal Bernardin with an Integral Ethic of Solidarity

In 'August Wilson: A Life,' an excellent new biography by Patti Hartigan, we read of the winding path that led Wilson to his ascendance, then delves into the tumults and triumphs of his two decades at the heights of achievement.

In an essay published on America’s website in September, John F. Baldovin, S.J., examined the theological soundness of making a monetary offering for the sake of “having a Mass said” for an individual.

After a review of his full legacy and life story, BC High has renamed one of its main buildings, originally dedicated to John McElroy, S.J., to reaffirm its commitment to being an antiracist institution.

We can make major life commitments, and yet also believe in spirit of discernment to make changes in our commitments.

Discussions around consent should become a commonplace feature of Catholic conversations about sexual ethics. They can serve especially as a corrective to the harmful use of “marital debt” rhetoric within Catholic culture.