As we approach the Fourth of July, it is worth giving some thought to how compatible our Catholic faith is with patriotism. With some people, patriotism has...
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On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring, in Justice Samuel Alito’s 78-page opinion, that the U.S. Constitution does not...
Years ago, I noticed an unexpected phenomenon. I had recently moved to New York, and on my afternoon rush hour commute I saw people eating as they rode in the...
It was finally confirmation day for our teens. As I approached the first teenager, I could see on his nametag the saint’s name he had chosen for his own...
When Marcia Lane-McGee worked as a Catholic youth minister in Indiana, she found that one topic inevitably tripped up the young people—especially the girls—in...
Cuando era niño y asistía a la escuela católica, la Anunciación era uno de los misterios gozosos que las buenas hermanas me hicieron aprender de memoria: el...
I did not say anything. Students played it cool. I heard a few students gasp in surprise when they walked into my room after Christmas break. Other...
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 66:10 – 14cPsalms 66:1 – 3, 4 – 5, 6 – 7, 16, 20Galatians 6:14 – 18Luke 10:1 – 12, 17 –...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Whenever I go home and visit my parents, all they want to do is talk about politics! It’s not...
During the first Christmas of the pandemic, I discovered a little-known nativity meditation penned by Jean Paul Sartre while he was a German prisoner of war in...
