In Their Own Words is a new web column from U.S. Catholic. In these essays, academics and other experts provide short, evidence-based explanations of prominent Catholic figures’ views on an array of topics of interest to the...
What did Thomas Aquinas say about women?
Although many of Aquinas’ comments on women are problematic, he affirms the essential equality of men and women.
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February 2026
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
The people’s liturgy
At an immigrant detention center, Catholic liturgies proclaim solidarity with victims of injustice.
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
Many voices
Musical polyphony is one of the many gifts Black Catholics bring to the church
BY ALEXANDER WALTON
Holy lives
The story of Black Catholics in the United States is one of firm devotion and faithfulness.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TIA NOELLE PRATT
A liturgy of abundance
Inclusive parish life and the traditional liturgy could go hand in hand, if we let them.
BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
Our sacrament
Amidst cultural and religious differences, one couple built a new, unified wedding tradition.
BY FABIO COLORADO AND SELAH LONG
“American Catholics come from a pilgrim, immigrant church that has helped forge this great nation. We forget that to our ecclesial and national peril.”
Kevin Clarke
