Wriggly children are not the only reason my fellow millennials are missing from the pews.
Catholic Identity
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What I learned about my Catholic faith from watching a bullfight
The bullfight enacts the human drama each of us participates in.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
J.F.K. at 100: America’s Camelot has lost its sheen, but the vision lives on.
John F. Kennedy’s austere brand of patriotism still shines.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
The Catholic punk rock of The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn
Finn’s songs somehow manage to avoid cheap nihilism in favor of a palpable sense of mercy.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Bannon and Feinstein remind us that anti-Catholic bigotry is a bipartisan problem
Neither the Republican or Democratic party can be the home of the Catholic voter.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why are there so many statues in Catholic churches?
There are not many moments in our worship when our bodies are not being used to say something about what we believe.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When you’re tempted to be like the Prodigal Son’s older brother, remember this
Christ freely chose to pour out his lifeblood for the salvation of that frivolous young punk, mankind.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: I’m saddened by ‘perfect’ Catholics who despise others
God did not choose perfect people to form his church, but rather sinners who have experienced his love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic campuses should look outward to the larger church
Colleges and universities need to broaden their call to discipleship to stretch beyond the campus.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Why can’t there be a magazine out there that doesn’t make women feel terrible?
For millions of women around the world, women’s magazines—from Teen Vogue and Seventeen to Cosmopolitan and Glamour—have played a pivotal role in the way we are taught to view ourselves. These publications condition the way we view our hair, bodies, sexuality and relationships. But what are the damaging effects these publications can have on women? […]