One curious restriction on who can serve as a godparent is that two persons of the same sex may not serve together. This wasn’t always a mandate. History is...
Author - Michelle Arnold
“What’s your confirmation name?” is a peculiarly Catholic icebreaker. The question is based on generations of Catholic children choosing a saint’s name for...
Films for All Seasons By Abby Olcese (InterVarsity Press, 2024) Last year, a friend posted a request asking for suggestions for family movies to watch during...
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...
Reproductive Justice and the Catholic Church By Emily Reimer-Barry (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) The first time I became uncomfortable with pro-life...
Robed figures carrying lighted candles process into a darkened cathedral, followed by a man vested in cope and miter. Chant and a tolling bell fill the grim...
Judaism Is About Love by Shai Held (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024) Some years ago, I took classes in Judaism. One day, the rabbi talked about differences...
The church can take a long time to approve a Marian apparition. In 2010, when Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, announced the...
(R)evolutionary Hope By Kathleen Bonnette (Cascade Books, 2023) In his Confessions, St. Augustine famously asks, “What do I love when I love my God?” It seems...
