God is in all things. But in moments of pain and tragedy, we want that extra wink, that hand of comfort.

Even though old age can weaken the body, Pope Francis said, it can also sharpen a person’s connection to God.

This week on “Jesuitical,” we ask author Greg Hillis why some question Thomas Merton’s Catholicity, what we should make of the monk’s brief affair with a nurse—and why his writing is still relevant today.

There’s a problem with the Ten Commandments: You can follow them and still be a pretty terrible person.

The problem with this seemingly compassionate dictum is that today it is applied almost exclusively to one group: L.G.B.T.Q. people.

Reflections on Scripture, prayer, fasting and almsgiving.