In Orlando, Florida, in 2012, a wife and husband cultivated a healthy vegetable garden in their front yard. But the city of Orlando fined and prohibited them...
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The Catholic Church’s principles on immigration have their roots in scripture, tradition, and magisterial teaching. Both the Hebrew scriptures and Christian...
The word sabotage—from the French saboter, “to bungle, wreck, or willfully disrupt”—originally referred to a 19th-century labor tactic. French textile workers...
Readings (Year A): Acts 2:42–47Psalm 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–241 Peter 1:3–9John 20:19–31 Reflection: St. Thomas of holy doubt, pray for us Doubt sometimes gets a...
On their walls Jonah emerges from the whale after three days: this sea scene—not the cross— is the sign of the Resurrection. The three Wise Men— first Gentiles...
I’ll admit, I’m judgy. For example, I once grew irritated with a good friend after they went a few weeks without communicating. Then I received their...
Some of my earliest memories take place at the dinner table. Ours was in a sunroom with floor-to-ceiling windows that gave the effect of eating outside. When I...
As a Catholic of South Indian origin, I am amazed by the multiple religions thriving in the single country of India. I recall visiting the state of Kerala, and...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite...
Readings (Year A): Acts 10:34a, 37–43Psalm 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23Colossians 3:1–4John 20:1–9 Reflection: Trust in God’s abundant mercy Happy Easter from...
