You can’t talk about the church without stories, says Natalia Imperatori-Lee, a theologian and professor of religious studies at Manhattan College. In other...
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In 2016 Marge had three types of cancer. Although the multiple surgeries, rounds of chemotherapy, and months spent sitting through the unknown are many...
On a Friday night in early April, a rare occurrence took place on the banks of Lake Superior. The beacon on Minnesota’s Split Rock lighthouse lit up the sky...
Years ago, not long after I graduated from college, my mother gifted me an assortment of patron saint medals that had belonged to my grandmother. As I fingered...
When it comes to enemies, we rarely think twice. Our response is emotional and reflexive. If something comes from them, we’re against it. Whatever it is...
Corresponding Reader Survey: Catholics explain the heart of what they believe The first time I attended Mass was on a lunch break at my Protestant seminary. I...
Corresponding essay: For this Catholic, real presence is the heart of Catholicism In 1979 U.S. Catholic ran an essay titled “It makes a difference whether...
In 2013 the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) found that Christians are more likely than other religious groups to ask religious...
It is called the Church of the Holy Family, and this is most evident at Christmas. The pews are jammed with families—some broken, some evolving, some dearly...
On the Friday after Good Friday, when we should have been celebrating the Easter season, I received an email from one of my graduate students asking for my...
