Aldous Huxley convinced me to try psychedelic drugs. Thomas Merton gave me a healthy suspicion of them.

Some of the “made in the U.S.A.” bombs Israel Defense Forces are dropping over Gaza include 2,000-pound bombs that have been responsible for some of the most devastating—and questionable—strikes of the months-long campaign against Hamas.

Many Jesuit schools have recently been sites of passionate protest, peaceful activism and regrettably some incidents of anti-Semitism.

Directly ending human life—at any stage—tears the metaphysical tapestry of existence.

”The division and hatred that have been part of these protests and demonstrations do not come from the true God,” Father Roger L. Landry said.

“Surely, the divine way of seeing things will never be one of division, separation or the interruption of dialogue,” the pope told the heads of 32 churches in the Anglican Communion gathered in Rome.

An immediate and permanent cease-fire would leave Hamas and its military capabilities in place in Gaza. In such a scenario, who will protect Israeli citizens from continued acts of terrorism?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, has provoked supporters of abortion access in Europe to press for liberalization of abortion laws across the continent.

Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a retired bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico, was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped.

Eliminating a seminary diaconate is not only possible but necessary for envisioning a mature and fully formed diaconate for the future.