Father Vincent Pizzuto is the type of person who takes stairs two at a time. I noted this as he led me up to my room on the third floor of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church and Retreat House in Inverness, California, where he serves...
This retreat center brings monasticism to the entire church
This retreat center offers a new iteration of religious life, in which anyone can participate in an outward-facing monasticism.
New from our staff
November 2025
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
The world is our cloister
St. Columba’s Inverness takes a new approach to building a contemplative community.
BY MICHAEL CENTORE
Mercy over judgment
Annulments are nothing new, yet misunderstandings about the process still challenge Catholics today.
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
A crumbling wall
Separation of church and state isn’t just a modern American idea. It’s part of Catholic social teaching.
AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN F. SCHNECK
Story of a soul
Believing in ourselves and our identities brings us closer into God’s unconditional love.
BY DANI JIMÉNEZ
Repair work
Land justice gives Catholics the opportunity to make amends for the church’s past sins.
BY BRITTANY KOTELES
We must uproot poisonous assumptions about disability from our interpretations of scripture and sacrament.
Madison Chastain
