Suppose you have no desire to go on nbsp Suppose the world has oozed into another holiday season but you can rsquo t even feign enjoyment of family and friends nbsp To you the entire season seems hollow and fragile like cheap ceramic ornaments on trees nbsp Suicides go up during the holiday

In preparation for Advent I 39 ve been seeking wisdom from the words of Pope Francis in a recently published book nbsp The Church of Mercy Loyola Press nbsp a collection of Francis 39 s writings and speeches In a speech in April of 2013 Pope Francis had this to say T he testimony of faith c

Of late I 39 ve had the chance to lead a local group of Catholic faculty in faith formation and one of the themes I addressed is the image of Christ as the divine physician A starting point for this image are Christ 39 s numerous healing miracles but especially his words quot Those who are w

In today's media environment the mission of Catholics is profoundly countercultural.

People are surprised when I tell them that for seven years of my priesthood, I lived with 80 women. I had the great privilege of being a chaplain at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy. Each day, I would celebrate the morning Mass. It was humbling and inspiring to look out into the pews and see,

 Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late pope as the "great helmsman" of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a "humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his churc

Editor’s Note. “Families,” Pope Francis noted in a homily on Sept. 14, “are the first place in which we are formed as persons and, at the same time, the ‘bricks’ for the building up of society.” In preparation for the launch of the Synod of Bishops on the Fa

Barred from voting, 19th-century women perfected art of door-to-door campaigning.