Our theology of relics tells us something beautiful and profound not only about God but about what we believe about materiality itself.

The joys and challenges of a new child stretched me in ways I couldn’t have imagined.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Ashley McKinless

The church’s respect for marriage should never supersede its respect for the lives and safety of the people who enter into that sacrament. It’s time for the church to do more to speak up for abused women.

For me, Communion is holy and very real, a connection to God and to God’s people. As a hospital chaplain, though, my job is to support the spirituality of patients and families right where they are. 

Catholics: Think twice before you bury poor St. Joseph upside down in your front lawn when trying to sell your house.