We will continue to write our stories, in glass and in stone, perhaps, but also in how we live our lives with others and for others.
Catholic Identity
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
What is the role of the Catholic press?
From 1955: How wide should the concerns of the Catholic journalist be?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Couple creates a new scholarship for L.G.B.T. Catholics
Dismayed by the negative messages L.G.B.T. Catholics often face regarding their place in the church, Greg Bourke and Michael De Leon decided to take action.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What we are missing without world-weary nuns
A nun’s ability to find humor rather than outrage, to remain humble while believing oneself to be in possession of the truth, is something we can use more of in today’s church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
Meet the most Catholic team in the N.H.L.
Despite its explicit Catholic attributes, N.H.L. players are not known for wearing religion on their sleeves the way players do in other sports leagues, like the National Football League or the National Basketball Association.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Here’s why Catholics are called to think about death—daily
The practice of remembering death may sound grim, but not so long ago, it was considered an essential part of the Christian tradition.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
How gospel music helped me find my Catholic identity
My relationship with gospel music was forged not just on those Sunday mornings at home with Jackson and in church with my family but also on late nights in the backseat of a 1962 Chevy Bel Air sedan.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What is hopepunk and why is it so quintessentially Catholic?
Hopepunk insists there are streams of life-giving water all around us—stories, people and experiences to which we can still turn for inspiration and renewal.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What is Candlemas—and who is making the tamales this year?
Mexican Catholics commemorate the day Mary and Joseph presented the Lord in the temple by bringing statues of the Child Jesus to Mass. And afterward: tamales.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A holy and sinful church
Flanagan invites scandal-plagued Catholics to face the reality of our sin with renewed hope with helpful rules.