“Every tragic death brings with it great pain. But when it snatches (the lives of) five adolescents and a young mother, it is immense, unbearable without God’s help,” he told members of the victims’ families Sept. 12.

This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Mike Lewis about Pope Francis’ reactionary critics and the troubling divisions that plague the U.S. church.

My father turned away from religion. While reading his old letters, I got a glimpse of some of his earlier experiences with the Church.

Remote, in-person or home schooling: They are all impossible. So why worry about failing?

During Jerusalem’s lockdown, my family saw the Holy Land—and each other—with new eyes.

Bobcats, bears, foxes, hares, deer, raccoons, birds and the occasional coyote: Each day we capture wildlife on our trail camera, and my twin daughters continually become more entranced by animals.