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Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Baseball is a sport of good vs. evil. But this World Series, maybe the Astros and the Braves both deserve to lose?
James T. Keane
With the World Series upon us, a look back at some of America's finest coverage of baseball.
A man bows his head in prayer, clasping the rosary between his hands
FaithExplainer
I’m a priest who never had a devotion to the rosary. So I decided to dig into its meaning.
Jim McDermott
Where did the practice of praying the rosary come from, and why is it such an important part of so many Catholics’ spiritual lives?
FaithExplainer
Which president met the most popes? Who gave the weirdest gift? A brief history of U.S.-Vatican encounters.
James T. Keane
When Pope Francis welcomes U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the Vatican tomorrow, it will mark the 31st meeting between a sitting pope and a sitting U.S. president.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Sally Rooney isn’t just the ‘Snapchat Generation’s’ Catholic novelist (but she is that).
James T. Keane
Is Sally Rooney the millennial generation's great Catholic writer?
FaithExplainer
Explainer: Pope Francis is naming St. Irenaeus a ‘Doctor of the Church.’ What does that mean?
James T. Keane
Is St. Irenaeus really a doctor, or does he just play one on TV? Does he rush to someone’s aid on an airplane? Might he collaborate with Dr. Dre?
FaithFaith and Reason
Cardinal John Dearden wanted to give lay Catholics influence after Vatican II. Pope Francis’ vision for synods could finally do it.
Francis J. Butler
Archbishop (later Cardinal) John Francis Dearden of Detroit (1907-88) played an exceptionally significant role in paving the way for what Pope Francis is trying to do in reviving the ancient practice of including all the baptized in the work and mission of the church.
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