If the burning of Notre-Dame was a fitting symbol for the de-Christianization of France, could the restoration of Notre-Dame be a hopeful omen?
Cover Story
Posted inFaith, Features
Ministering to women survivors of sexual exploitation: How Milwaukee’s Franciscan Peacemakers saves lives
Franciscan Peacemakers is the home base for a social enterprise, which provides women survivors of sexual trafficking with work experience and a means to support themselves financially.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Charles Taylor on how poetry expresses our deepest yearnings
In ‘Cosmic Connections,’ Charles Taylor focuses on how art, and poetry in particular, both expresses and responds to the unique human experience of “being modern.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The rise of legalized euthanasia in Spain
“Just don’t open the door. They can’t enter without a court order,” Ms. Castellanos recalled her advice to Maricarmen. “If she had opened the door that day her daughter would be dead.”
Posted inFaith, Features
Where is God in the liturgy? A way forward for reform and renewal
How do Catholics in the United States understand the liturgy today? Five different approaches are prominent, but some share more with Pope Francis’ synodal and liturgical vision.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How to engage the Latino young adults who are disaffiliating from the Catholic Church
We are called to meet Latino young adults where they are. Our dioceses and parishes need to make a more concerted effort for Latinos with strong catechesis and youth ministry programs.
Posted inFaith, Features
‘The Chosen’ is wildly popular. Should Catholics watch it?
A Jesuit considers the series that has become an international phenomenon.
Posted inFaith, Features
Catholic kitsch: Why simple religious art is actually great
From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
I left the church. Now my kids are embracing it.
We often hear from readers who worry about how to pass the Catholic faith on to their children. This week’s episode of Jesuitical takes this question and looks at it in reverse.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Small-town Americans swung for Trump. That doesn’t mean they’ll back him at any cost.
To see what Trump 2.0’s America could look like, John W. Miller spoke to people in Punxsutawney, Pa. about how life might change for them in 2025.