As we celebrate St. Patrick's Day, it is good to look back on some of the saint's legendary accomplishments—some more legendary than others.

In his new memoir, John W. O'Malley reflects on a life of priestly ministry and teaching, and offers lessons on how to live a scholarly life.

Patrick E. Kelly is the 14th supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. He took office on March 1, 2021.

Since the spring of 2021, millions of Americans have left the workforce, and many may not intend to return. Humanity’s complex relationship with work is worth revisiting in light of today’s so-called Great Resignation.

It was after this moment, 30 years ago, that chiefs of police, beginning in Los Angeles and spreading everywhere, started to say, “We cannot arrest our way out” of this.

The promise of eternal life must lead to greater forgiveness and reconciliation, not passivity in the face of injustice. Such reconciliation can come about only when judgment is left in the hands of God.

Human suffering crosses all ethnic, racial and political borders. Efforts to alleviate it must do the same.

It is difficult for a thoughtful Catholic to separate the wheat from the chaff in assessing secular social movements and causes. But we owe it to each other to try.

While Catholics generally are prone to religious switching, Black Catholics have the highest rates. Only 54 percent of U.S. Black Catholics who were raised in the faith remain so as adults.

Chris Smith, S.J.—one of a small number of Black Jesuits in formation in the U.S.—joins “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” to talk about his multi-racial family’s legacy of love, racism, reconciliation and healing.