Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.
Religious Life
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian friar. Here’s what that means
A conversation with Father Robert Hagan, O.S.A., the prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, about the spiritual foundations of our new American pope.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The rise of religious orders among the conclave’s cardinal electors
Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a religious order—and whether this is the continuity needed now.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Seeing what is holy in every religious tradition: Lessons from 100 retreats at a Camaldolese monastery
I know of nowhere saner or more steadying, especially in a world of acceleration and contention.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Opus Dei, inside and out
In ‘Opus,” Gareth Gore examines many seminal moments in the history of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, arguing that its secretive ways have allowed it to cover up serious scandals.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican stats: number of Catholics and deacons up, but priests, nuns and baptisms down
The Vatican agency, Fides, has published a brief overview on the global number of Catholics, permanent deacons, seminarians, and more.
Posted inFaith, Features
Contemplative caretaking: What mothers like me can learn from monastic life
Is it possible to be a contemplative caretaker?
Posted inFaith, News
Single Catholics talk struggles of dating at National Eucharistic Congress event
Dating while discerning religious vocations was just one topic discussed at an event that also included conversations about the best place to meet other single Catholics and today’s gender dynamics.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Religious brothers and workers’ rights: A surprising May Day connection
Jesuit brothers of the world, unite!
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis tells nuns and monks: ‘Nostalgia’ will not save your monasteries from closing
Pope Francis warned against contemplative orders using defensive, nostalgic strategies “when it comes to reflecting on a whether a monastery should be saved or abandoned, on community life or about vocations.”