Why is the church so obsessed with sex?” Many of us Catholics have fielded this question from our non-Catholic friends, as well as some of our Catholic ones...
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Readings (Year A): Isaiah 22:19-23Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8Romans 11:33-36Matthew 16:13-20 Reflection: St. Peter, help us to do God’s will I wonder what Peter...
Since ChatGPT was unleashed upon us in 2022, we’ve heard dire warnings about the ultimate effect of artificial intelligence (AI) on human society and even the...
Art Is How God Loves Us By Meridith Hite Estevez (Broadleaf Books, 2026) Google’s AI Overview would likely take one look at the floral cover, trendy title, and...
Midnight velvet box lined with stars, shimmer of silver comets tracing the ancient wooden door, directing you to enter & look inward at the night—be...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics...
I was working quickly, spreading mulch in my garden, when I flipped over a sheet of cardboard and saw a tiny face with round black eyes staring up at me. I’d...
“Don’t just do something, sit there!” That’s one of my favorite expressions, and I often say it to urge friends to engage in contemplation even when busy. This...
C.M. Howell is a theologian, author, and musician. In 1970, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, country artist Johnny Cash recorded his friend Kris...
