The negative feedback I remember most from childhood was that I had a “sharp tongue.” I wasn’t a backstabbing mean girl, but boy could I slice a person in half...
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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...
David F. Evans is a professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia. During the rise...
Readings (Year A): Exodus 19:2–6aPsalm 100:1–2, 3, 5Romans 5:6–11Matthew 9:36–10:8 Reflection: God defines us by love On a cold evening in a church in Chicago...
At Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016, a gunman attacked the crowd, murdering 49 people and injuring dozens more. This month, as we mark 10 years...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In the 6th chapter of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray, introducing what today we...
Not every love story is a romance. Some love stories—the ones rooted in reality and humanity—are also stories of the cultural fissures in a particular historic...
The first time I heard the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” by Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats, it was during an episode of The West Wing. The song is about a...
What’s required for a Catholic wedding? In the Catholic church, marriage isn’t just a celebration of a relationship milestone or the recognition of a new legal...
In May 2025, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV greeted the world with the words of the resurrected Jesus: “Peace be with you all!” Addressing “all people...
