I think of pressing a hand or a finger into a wound in order to see, in order to believe.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Here’s how one Catholic stays faithful in the city of angels
Being Catholic in Los Angeles means belonging to a faith family filled with need, but also with great commitment and seemingly unlimited potential.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Can you find God in a black hole?
Thanks to the image released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium, for the first time we have direct proof that a black hole is more than a theoretical construct.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How Jewish spirituality enriches my Catholic faith
I—a girl schooled by the Sisters of Loretto and a phalanx of Jesuits—have found my sense of the divine animated by the sacred Jewish lens of wonder and wisdom.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
God spiritually analyzes us — Are we ready?
God is conducting a deep spiritual analysis of each of us, seeking to determine the integrity of our materials and process. Are we ready?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
After losing my 8-year-old son to cancer, I am not afraid of death
From 1997: While I am eager to live, I am also eager to take the journey when God calls me.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
God is Present, in Good Times and Bad
Engulfed in sorrow or distress, we may not feel his presence, but he is there nonetheless, walking through that deep dark valley and surrounding us with his love.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Father Greg Boyle’s solution to an unjust criminal justice system: radical kinship
“For Jesus, it wasn’t about taking the right stand on issues. It was about standing in the right place.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The day Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day and Bruce Springsteen met at America magazine
Perhaps the most incredible day in the history of America happened in the lobby in 1967.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope urges officials to preserve Rome’s historic and spiritual traditions
As the capital of Italy and center of Catholicism, the city of Rome must work with the Catholic Church to preserve and defend its rich historical and spiritual traditions, Pope Francis said.