A Reflection for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter, by J.D. Long García

A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of Easter, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Opening Day is a reminder that there are, to quote Bill Veeck, only two seasons: winter and baseball.

We need Catholic health care to serve the most vulnerable among us. A myopic focus on a few reproductive health procedures ignores broader questions about health care delivery for populations at risk.

From 1957: Los Angeles is a large city. In some ways it is an important city. But it is not (yet) a great city.

The Vatican recently concluded its “trial of the century,” highlighting violations of basic defense rights and rule of law norms that they warn could have consequences for the Holy See going forward.

Mother Cabrini became America’s first saint. But was she herself a legal U.S. immigrant? And would her story be possible today? 

When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, “everything becomes more authentic,” and “God ceases to be just a concept,” says Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J. “He really becomes a source of life and all hope for you and for those who are around you.”

One study showed Catholics donated the least amount of money of all denominations surveyed.