A Reflection for the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, by James T. Keane

Pope Francis recounts his visit to Bahrain and the interfaith dialogue that occurred there: "Meeting each other and praying together, we felt we were of one heart and one soul."

It is inspiring to see how the people are allowing the challenges of their community to function as inspiration rather than reason for complaint.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, former head of the French bishops’ conference, admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago

“Even if you leave the ordination question aside for a moment, there is still a great need to explore ways of engaging women in all other levels of the life of the church in significant roles. There is still a lot of work to be done.”