I was the Jewish equivalent of a Christmas-and-Easter Christian. Then I met Jesus on the trail.
Catholic Identity
Posted inFaith, Features
Zombie Catholics vs. French Secularism
The rise of “zombie Catholics” in French politics may indicate a renewed energy in the French church.
Posted inFaith, Features
Lessons on evangelization from the largest parish in the United States
With 10,000 families and 7,000 volunteers, this megaparish has some novel challenges and opportunities.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What Rod Dreher gets right in “The Benedict Option” is just as important as what he gets wrong.
Patrick Gilger, S.J., reviews “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation” by Rod Dreher.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholics in the United Kingdom: A creative minority
Catholicism in England and Wales is without question a minority faith.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Beauty and the Billionaire: What a fashion magnate shares with Pope Francis
How can we square this effort of a man nicknamed the “King of Cashmere” with a simple pope who has called for a “church which is poor”?
Posted inAmerica en Espanol, Arts & Culture
‘Jane the Virgin’ ofrece una refrescante mirada a la sexualidad cristiana
Jane no es la católica enojada y reprimida que hemos llegado a esperar en la cultura pop.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
‘Jane the Virgin’ offers a refreshing look into Christian sexuality
Jane is not the angry, repressed Catholic we have come to expect in pop culture.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
What has Pope Francis taught us 4 years into his papacy?
Pope Francis reminds us to get back to basics in a way that is desperately needed.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops meet to discuss issues related to health care for transgender people
The number of questions from Catholic organizations to N.C.B.C.’s ethicists about transgender issues “has increased radically and surprisingly” in recent years.