The church is often imagined as a pyramid, with the pope at the apex, priests somewhere around the middle, and laypeople at the base. This image reinforces the...
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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...
Many years ago, I visited the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges. Wandering along the canals, I came to what is called a beguinage, where women called Beguines...
This past October, outside Chicago’s Broadview Detention Center, federal agents struck Presbyterian pastor David Black seven times in the head and upper body...
Looking ahead to the new year in those final weeks of 2024, I found myself laying the groundwork for what became something of a family social experiment. With...
When we think of the saints, we may picture peaceful souls lost in prayer, far from political turmoil. In fact, however, many of the holiest people in...
Written during and after the sack of Rome, the empire that was supposed to last forever, St. Augustine’s City of God is based on a fundamental idea about how...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 42:1 – 4, 6 – 7Psalm 29:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 3, 9 – 10Acts 10:34 – 38Matthew 3:13 – 17 Reflection:...
Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology—Second Edition By Thomas R. Schreiner (InterVarsity Press, 2025) In the second edition of this...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 60:1-6Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Even when the world is grim, let Christ be your...
