Religious Life

“La Religieuse” has been assailed as an attack on the church itself. And by people who had not even seen the film.

Judith Valente explores how the Rule of Benedict offers wisdom for those of us outside the cloister.

How should Christians interpret and implement the Gospel mandate to bring the good news to all peoples and nations?

Is the Catholic Church doing enough to prevent the abuse of women by clergy?

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Nov. 3 at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer for Trappist Father Thomas Keating, a leading figure in the centering prayer movement that got its start in the 1970s. He died Oct. 25 at the abbey.

A man pursuing the diaconate must see his desire to serve as a true vocation.