There is no civil war in the Catholic Church, there is only Almighty God sifting us like wheat. There is no schism ahead, only the proper ordering of us into the right places for the salvation of our souls.

A Reflection for Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Rachel Lu

Francis met the papal abuse commission at a time when many questions have been raised about its organization, governance and direction following the resignation at the end of March of Hans Zollner, S.J.

A distinct majority of those who pray (87%) said they believed they’d received an answer to their prayers in the last 12 months.

I am usually not one to call for big changes or support radical ideas. If the church has worked this way for 2,000 years, I used to think, who are we to change it now?