U.S. Catholic readers provide a progress report on Barack Obama’s first term in office. Since Day 1 of his presidency, Barack Obama has had a rocky...
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a pastoral letter on campus ministry, pledging their support for the ongoing effort to enrich the faith in...
The mission of Catholic Newman Centers has changed over more than 100 years. In the 1800s, Blessed John Henry Newman wrote that “religious truth is not only a...
At Marquette University I teach a course on Martin Luther King’s ethics and faith. I face two obstacles when teaching about King. The first is that we are too...
Journey to the Common Good By Walter Brueggemann (Westminster John Knox, 2010) In this compact study, biblical theologian Walter Brueggemann traces a...
An icon of Catholic social justice, Catherine de Hueck Doherty found that living among the poor helped her find stillness and peace. For me, the distinct pull...
The road to sainthood is difficult, but newly canonized Jeanne Jugan knew that patience would bring otherworldly success. In the last few years I have been a...
During the horrors of World War II, Chiara Lubich lived with a group of young women companions in Trent, Italy. “While in the air-raid shelter, we came upon...
Actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan is serious about faith and family, but that hasn’t stopped her from being funny, too. She’s appeared in more than 25...
We shouldn’t get hung up on the details surrounding Jesus’ birth, says this Bible scholar. As with any scripture story, there’s more here...
