A Reflection for Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Benedict, abbot, by James T. Keane

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and companions, martyrs, by Kevin Clarke

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan

Vandalizing another culture's sacred art is not a heroic act. It is an example of resistance to inculturation, part of the process by which the faith has become rooted in disparate cultures throughout history.

Georgetown professor Jacques Berlinerblau, an expert on secularism, argues Catholics should be wary of Louisiana’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms.

A Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

“The Paradoxical Commandments” peal out a truth that no one wants to hear: Doing right is its own reward. And it was formulated by, of all people, a teenager.

“Policies that criminalize homelessness are a direct contradiction of our call to shelter those experiencing homelessness and care for those in need,” said Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.