Bono, the lead singer for Irish rock band U2, has been an inescapable pop cultural presence for at least 40 years. At first U2 was a bit of a man-bites-dog...
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“Peace be with you all.” With this simple greeting, Pope Leo XIV introduced himself to the world from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. For Catholics, peace...
“This man ought to be put to death because he is discouraging the soldiers . . . and all the people by speaking such words to them.” (Jeremiah 38:4) My best...
In Argentina’s Patagonia region, large shale fields called Vaca Muerta sprawl over open, dry flatlands. Under the area’s giant sky, locals have farmed fruit...
A Prince of a Boy: How One Gay Catholic Helped Change the World By Brian McNaught (Cascade Books, 2025) When Brian McNaught publicly affirmed that he is gay...
Readings (Year C): Jeremiah 38:4 – 6, 8 – 10Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18Hebrews 12:1 – 4Luke 12:49 – 53 Reflection: A new era of peace While...
Legend goes that the Virgin Mary gave the rosary to St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic had been battling the Catharists, heretics who denied...
Philip Kolin’s new poetry collection, Evangeliaries (Angelico Press) is a tribute to the power of scripture and the Christian tradition to awaken the...
Strange little beasts inhabit the margins of medieval manuscripts. In the famous Luttrell Psalter, a man-bird hybrid grabs a floral border as his bird half...
If Jesus were living in our modern world, would he have had the chance to go to college? Jesus wasn’t born into privilege. In Luke 2:24, we learn that Mary and...
