Pope Francis has announced he will travel to the French island of Corsica on Dec. 15, visiting France just a week after the scheduled reopening of Notre Dame that he will not be attending.

Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.

What looks like a half empty pint glass would overflow a teacup. And we can actually control the size of our glass.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Leilani Fuentes

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.