Opinion

Michael D. O’Brien is one of the great spiritual writers of our age. Though most of his books are novels, they invite one into a deeper contemplation of the great …

Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 OR Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Lk 24:46-53 It took a while for me to learn why the ascension of Jesus mattered. I mean, …

This is what I want my children to know: If they ever fear that love has gone forever, love has not left. Even in death, life is changed, but not …

The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by …

The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as a shock to …

Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s funeral. A pope’s …

“One of the good things about a Catholic church is that it isn’t respectable…You can find anyone in it, from duchesses to whores, from tramps to kings.” — Dame Philippa …

Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as “the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.” As we absorb the news of Francis’ death and anticipate …

1. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88. Elected in 2013, he first greeted the world from St. Peter’s Basilica as a bishop of Rome …

We are nearing the end of President Trump’s second “First 100 Days,” and the elation it brought to some and the defeatism and despair it brought others are waning with …