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FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
The institutional Catholic Church as we currently experience it is simply not going to be able to survive, and yet much of our leadership seems content to blame the messenger and insist on business as usual. So what to do?
A red ladybug crawls up the white petal of a daisy.
FaithFaith in Focus
Eric Clayton
God is in all things. But in moments of pain and tragedy, we want that extra wink, that hand of comfort.
Arts & CultureBooks
Mary Grace Mangano
Novelist and editor Christopher Beha discusses faith, writing and great literature with Mary Grace Mangano.
A woman prays at the closed doors of London's Westminster Cathedral in early April 2020 during England’s lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
It is understandable not wanting to take the time to draw attention to the second anniversary of the recent surreal horror show of Covid-19. But there are also many moments of grace scattered across the landscape of lockdowns.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on March 23, 2022.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“Does the transmission of faith—and of the meaning of life—follow this path today, of listening to the elderly?” Pope Francis asked in his general audience.
A residential building destroyed by recent shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues in the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region, March 2, 2022.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Doug Girardot
How do you reconcile Jesus’ message of peace with the bloodshed of the war in Ukraine? Catholic anti-violence activists weigh in.