Leaving is something Catholics do regularly. If former Catholics were a denomination, they would be among the largest religious groups in the United States, Western Europe, and Latin America. Globally, there are at least 100...
Can anyone really leave the Catholic Church?
The church’s unwillingness to let go entirely of those baptized Catholic has raised concerns among those looking for a decisive break.
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October 2026
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Speak of the dead
When a loved one dies, kids deserve honest and empathetic conversations about death. They benefit from participating in rituals of rememberance.
BY LIUAN HUSKA
Beacons of life
Resilience hubs that provide resources to help people survive extreme weather and other climate impacts have become a key part of some parishes’ missions.
BY REBECCA RANDALL
The greatest story
Rather than a rulebook or instruction manual, scripture should be where kids learn who God is and what God is like, says this pastor.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MEREDITH ANNE MILLER
Where waves meet
Radical hospitality that embraces the diversity of global wisdom traditions can foster an interfaith spirituality beyond proselytism.
BY JAMIE MARICH
A living language
What lessons might Eve’s story teach us if we inherit it untainted by its tellers?
BY TE’SA LUBANS DEHAVEN
“As liberation theologians have told us, without the perspectives of the poor we cannot fulfill our call to mercy as a Christian community.”
Berit Reisenauer Guidotti
