Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that while purgatory isn’t something we think of often, the upcoming feast of All Souls’ Day on November 2 is an opportune time to consider what the Church teaches and ...
Timothy O’Malley offers a backgrounder on the questions: Why was the liturgy reformed at all? And how did it happen? He dives into the academic background, pastoral aspects and papal insights of liturgical reform. He ...
As the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist today, learn how science helped to authenticate his relics — and the story the Church has told about them for centuries. In a new ...
Renée Roden shares a reflection on the grief of Job, COVID-19 and All Souls Day. Relating to the story of Job, Roden asks, “How does a believer reconcile a God who is good with the ...
Throughout the Church, the month of October is dedicated to the holy Rosary. While Latin rite Catholics often think of the Rosary as exclusively a practice for Catholics in the West, Catholics in the East ...
D.D. Emmons explores the life of Saint Martin de Porres, America’s first Black saint. Born in 1579 in Lima, Peru, he and his sister grew up in abject poverty. Martin received only limited schooling and, ...
Writer Bill Dodds asks the question, “Is it righteous anger or sinful rage?” He offers five suggestions to handle your fiery spark: “Gently, patiently strive for inner peace and calm, and remember: In the end, ...
Lenny DeLorenzo, in his 10th Letter to Young Catholics, discusses the Catholic view of the proper role of sexuality in relationships. He writes: “The Catholic understanding of sex is not, not about pleasure. Rather, this ...
Erin McCole Cupp writes about the pains she endured from an abusive childhood. She writes: “Jesus provides in the Beatitudes a new law, a positive law that teaches survivors of family abuse and dysfunction what ...
Life is chaotic, and Molly Farinholt, a recent college graduate, wife and mother of a newborn, writes, “We aren’t created for chaos. We are made to live ordered lives, oriented always toward God. And it ...
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