It’s been a chaotic week in Washington, D.C., with a narrowly averted government shutdown and the historic ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. We speak...
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Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Anyone who has been following Catholic news within the U.S. or globally has probably gotten used to hearing updates about...
Creating Spaces for Women in the Catholic Church Edited by Sarah Kohles (Paulist Press, 2023) “From all continents comes an appeal for Catholic women to be...
Recently I stayed with a friend in her comfortable, airy country house. Dottie is a collector. Among a jumble of art objects depicting dogs, camels, and fish...
As a child, I visited the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg. It was hard to imagine that peaceful scene—a lush, quiet field of gently waving tall grass—as...
There’s a curious coda at the tail end of writer Uwem Akpan’s curriculum vitae. After learning about Akpan’s work experience, accomplishments, and awards, the...
People who are curious about basic Catholic teachings and traditions have a wealth of resources to turn to, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church to...
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sense of brokenness that pervades politics in the United States today. But the problems at the heart of all this...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 5:1 – 7Psalms 80:9, 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 19 – 20Philippians 4:6 – 9Matthew 21:33 – 43...
A popular theme in horror films is the practice of exorcism. From the 1973 classic The Exorcist to the 2023 film The Pope’s Exorcist, this genre raises...
