George M. Anderson, S.J., who died on Aug. 4 at age 86, was for many years the conscience of America magazine, especially in his focus on and commitment to the poor.

The question comes down to this: Are you really pro-life? Do you reverence all lives—the check-out clerk as much as the unborn child?

If Jesus is white and you're not, what does that say about your relationship with him? What does it mean that Christ came for “all,” if you feel left out?

Racism, as St. John Paul II said, is one of the most “persistent and destructive evils” in the United States. And I have to acknowledge my own participation in it, writes James Martin, S.J.

Many things have been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Love is not one of them.

Try to see Lent as not simply a “giving up,” but an invitation from God to become the person God wants you to be. 

In this last week of Ordinary Time before Lent, take time to reflect on the ordinary blessings in your life and cultivate gratitude for them.

"Nothing Sacred" is the rare television show that deals with American Catholicism in an intelligent, adult manner.

While some parts of your life are dark, they are not beyond God’s ability to bring light into them. There is always hope, there is always the promise of new life, and suffering is never the last word.

The document will delight some and disappoint others.