In October 2025, Mary Shelley’s renowned monster tale got a new cinematic treatment in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Produced by Netflix, the film draws...
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“The Body of Christ.” These words are so ubiquitous in the life of Catholics going up to receive communion that they risk being taken for granted. This is...
Since his return to office a year ago, President Donald Trump has devoted a lot of energy to reversing initiatives favored by his predecessor, Joe Biden...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 49:3, 5-6Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 101 Corinthians 1:1-3John 1:29-34 Reflection: The story begins with the Word “In the beginning was...
In Augustine’s time, after a period of persecution against the church, a sect of Catholics known as Donatists held a grudge against the Catholics who had...
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...
Long Story Short Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Netflix, 2025) Long Story Short—a newcomer to Netflix’s already-robust catalogue of adult animation—is a...
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...
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...
