Joan Didion was capable both of conjuring up the horrors of modern life and of offering solace that there was still a point to it all.

The temptation is to fight the ghosts of Modernism by denigrating those working for social justice and “elites” as anti-religious co-conspirators. But this would be a disservice to the truth and to the church.

In mid-January, a law firm is scheduled to publish a report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, where Pope Benedict XVI was archbishop.

A synod on synodality is a process about a process. And that stuck with me. A process about a process seemed to be without content. Where would this lead us?

Preaching on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis denounced widespread violence against women.

Seeing these shows, I was reminded of Dickens’s famous ghosts, warning us about where we have been, where we are and where, if we’re not careful, we may be headed.

A hint from Father James Martin: Start with just 15 minutes a day.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.

In a year filled with good news and bad, more than a few Catholics stood out in the crowd (for better or for worse).

St. Matthew’s story of the Magi is the opposite of “Romeo and Juliet”: Heaven finds means to kill our hate with love.