The ‘ordo amoris’ was never about loving less or more narrowly.

Shouldering a tradition known as the “Bishops’ Bet” -- a friendly wager between the Catholic spiritual guides of the respective dioceses of the Super Bowl teams -- the two leaders promised to send a $500 donation to the charity of the other’s choice.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs, by Kevin Christopher Robles

Catholics should affirm the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland, acknowledging Israel as a place of refuge and security for Jews worldwide.

I am a woman at war within myself, in sight of two well-armed realities, my faith life suspended in the center. I think of the two sides of this spiritual DMZ as Creed and Culture.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, by Kevin Clarke