# U.S. Catholic Magazine > U.S. Catholic is a monthly magazine published by the Claretian Missionaries exploring Catholic faith, social justice, and contemporary issues. Published since 1935, it serves as a trusted voice for Catholics seeking to connect their faith with everyday life. --- ## Pages - [April 2026](https://uscatholic.org/april-2026/) - [March 2026](https://uscatholic.org/march-2026/) - [February 2026](https://uscatholic.org/february-2026/) - [2025 U.S. Catholic Book Club reviews](https://uscatholic.org/2025-u-s-catholic-book-club-reviews/) - [January 2026](https://uscatholic.org/january-2026/) - [How U.S. Catholic uses generative AI](https://uscatholic.org/how-u-s-catholic-uses-generative-ai/) - [December 2025](https://uscatholic.org/december-2025/) - [November 2025](https://uscatholic.org/november-2025/) - [October 2025](https://uscatholic.org/october-2025/) - [September 2025](https://uscatholic.org/september-2025/) - [August 2025](https://uscatholic.org/august-2025/) - [July 2025](https://uscatholic.org/july-2025/) - [June 2025](https://uscatholic.org/june-2025/) - [May 2025](https://uscatholic.org/may-2025/) - [April 2025](https://uscatholic.org/april-2025/) - 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[November 2022](https://uscatholic.org/november-2022/) - [Employment Opportunities](https://uscatholic.org/hiring/) - [October 2022](https://uscatholic.org/october-2022/) - [Just Politics](https://uscatholic.org/justpolitics/) - [September 2022](https://uscatholic.org/september-2022/) - [Podcasts from U.S. Catholic](https://uscatholic.org/uscpodcasts/) - [Glad You Asked](https://uscatholic.org/gyapodcast/) - [August 2022](https://uscatholic.org/august-2022/) - [July 2022](https://uscatholic.org/july-2022/) - [June 2022](https://uscatholic.org/june-2022/) - [May 2022](https://uscatholic.org/may-2022/) - [April 2022](https://uscatholic.org/april-2022/) - [March 2022](https://uscatholic.org/march-2022/) - [Field Hospital: How the church heals a wounded world](https://uscatholic.org/fieldhospital/) - [February 2022](https://uscatholic.org/february-2022/) - [January 2022](https://uscatholic.org/january-2022/) - [Blessed are They](https://uscatholic.org/saint-calendar/) - [December 2021](https://uscatholic.org/december-2021/) - [November 2021](https://uscatholic.org/november-2021/) - [USC Book Club 2020](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2020/) - [USC 2019 Book Club](https://uscatholic.org/usc-2019-book-club/) - [USC Book Club 2018](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2018/) - [USC Book Club 2017](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2017/) - [USC Book Club 2016](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2016/) - [USC Book Club 2015](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2015/) - [USC Book Club 2014](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2014/) - [October 2021](https://uscatholic.org/october-2021/) - [September 2021](https://uscatholic.org/september-2021/) - [August 2021](https://uscatholic.org/august-2021/) - [July 2021](https://uscatholic.org/july-2021/) - [June 2021](https://uscatholic.org/june-2021/) - [May 2021](https://uscatholic.org/may-2021/) - [A conversation with Ann Garrido](https://uscatholic.org/anngarrido/) - [April 2021](https://uscatholic.org/april-2021/) - [March 2021](https://uscatholic.org/march-2021/) - [February 2021](https://uscatholic.org/february-2021/) - [January 2021](https://uscatholic.org/january-2021/) - [December 2020](https://uscatholic.org/december-2020/) - [November 2020](https://uscatholic.org/november-2020/) - [A conversation with Deborah Kanter](https://uscatholic.org/kanter/) - [October 2020](https://uscatholic.org/october-2020/) - [September 2020](https://uscatholic.org/september-2020/) - [Schedule test 2](https://uscatholic.org/schedule-test-2/) - [August 2020](https://uscatholic.org/august-2020/) - [Mission Statement](https://uscatholic.org/faq/mission/) - [July 2020](https://uscatholic.org/july-2020/) - [U.S. Catholic | Courageous Faith for a Complex World](https://uscatholic.org/) - [June 2020](https://uscatholic.org/june-2020/) - [May 2020](https://uscatholic.org/may-2020/) - [April 2020](https://uscatholic.org/april-2020/) - [March 2020](https://uscatholic.org/march-2020/) --- ## Posts - [Wyoming bishop’s immigration letter puts faces to mass deportations](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/wyoming-bishops-immigration-letter-puts-faces-to-mass-deportations/) - [A Sunday reflection for April 19, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-sunday-reflection-for-april-19-2026/) - [‘The Here Now Project’ may persuade even climate skeptics](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/the-here-now-project-may-persuade-even-climate-skeptics/) - [Remembering the Holocaust should change how we live today](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/remembering-the-holocaust-should-change-how-we-live-today/) - [What was the Avignon papacy?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/what-was-the-avignon-papacy/) - [In scripture, and in life, no one walks alone](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/in-scripture-and-in-life-no-one-walks-alone/) - [For me and my dad, rock'n'roll became a language of love](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/for-me-and-my-dad-rocknroll-became-a-language-of-love/) - [A Catholic case against lawns](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-catholic-case-against-lawns/) - [7 things the Catholic Church teaches about immigration](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/7-things-the-catholic-church-teaches-about-immigration/) - [A Luddite lesson in labor justice for our technocratic age](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-luddite-lesson-in-labor-justice-for-our-technocratic-age/) - [A Sunday reflection for April 12, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-sunday-reflection-for-april-12-2026/) - [‘Do Not Judge Anyone’ points to mercy in an unforgiving world](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/do-not-judge-anyone-points-to-mercy-in-an-unforgiving-world/) - [Find your new family at God’s table](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/find-your-new-family-at-gods-table/) - [What can the Hindu devotion to Shiva teach us about Lent?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/what-can-the-hindu-devotion-to-shiva-teach-us-about-lent/) - [Can Catholic ethics help shape a better internet?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/can-we-imagine-a-better-internet/) - [A Sunday reflection for April 5, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-sunday-reflection-for-april-5-2026/) - [Dave Chappelle’s new special makes privilege a punchline](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/dave-chappelles-new-special-makes-privilege-a-punchline/) - [On Palm Sunday, we welcome a different kind of king](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/on-palm-sunday-we-welcome-a-different-kind-of-king/) - [In a time of violence, what does it mean to be an Easter people?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/in-a-time-of-violence-what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-easter-people/) - [I left the church, but I still find meaning in Lent](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/i-left-the-church-but-i-still-find-meaning-in-lent/) - [A Sunday reflection for March 29, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-sunday-reflection-for-march-29-2026/) - [Video games can be a site for moral formation—for good or for ill](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/video-games-can-be-a-site-for-moral-formation-for-good-or-for-ill/) - [As war with Iran escalates, has the U.S. measured the cost?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/as-war-with-iran-escalates-has-the-u-s-measured-the-cost/) - [A new film highlights hidden truths about our nation’s origins](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-new-film-highlights-hidden-truths-about-our-nations-origins/) - [This Lent, embrace your creative spirit](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/this-lent-embrace-your-creative-spirit/) - [As Jesus’ mother, Mary challenged power and embodied resistance](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/as-jesus-mother-mary-challenged-power-and-embodied-resistance/) - [Bishops establish new program for diocesan Laudato Si’ efforts](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/bishops-establish-new-program-for-diocesan-laudato-si-efforts/) - [Should the church profit from oil?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/should-the-church-profit-from-oil/) - [A Sunday reflection for March 22, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-sunday-reflection-for-march-22-2026/) - [‘With You’ is Courtney Hartman’s ode to labor and motherhood](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/with-you-is-courtney-hartmans-ode-to-labor-and-motherhood/) - [In ‘Sinners,’ two theologians find insights into trauma and redemption](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/in-sinners-two-theologians-find-insights-into-trauma-and-redemption/) - [Our relationships should reflect God’s inclusive love](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/our-relationships-should-reflect-gods-inclusive-love/) - [Excessive consumption causes harm. This includes using AI.](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/excessive-consumption-causes-harm-this-includes-using-ai/) - [3 traditional Catholic practices that enrich progressive faith](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/3-traditional-catholic-practices-that-enrich-progressive-faith/) - [A Sunday reflection for March 15, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-sunday-reflection-for-march-15-2026/) - [What does the church teach about AI?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/what-does-the-church-teach-about-ai/) - [What we’re reading this month: March 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/what-were-reading-this-month-march-2026/) - [6 nature writers who show us God's abundance on Earth](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/6-nature-writers-who-show-us-gods-abundance-on-earth/) - [Connect with God by offering a blessing for others](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/connect-with-god-by-offering-a-blessing-for-others/) - [AI’s inherent biases yield a false view of the church](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/ais-inherent-biases-yield-a-false-view-of-the-church/) - [What did Thomas Aquinas say about women?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/what-did-thomas-aquinas-say-about-women/) - [A Sunday reflection for March 8, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202603/a-sunday-reflection-for-march-8-2026/) - [In Scorsese’s work, fallenness and goodness abide](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/in-scorseses-work-fallenness-and-goodness-abide/) - [How the sacraments help me live with a rare disease](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/how-the-sacraments-help-me-live-with-a-rare-disease/) - [When Lenten fasting collides with kids’ nutritional needs](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/when-lenten-fasting-collides-with-kids-nutritional-needs/) - [Black Catholic praise music is a gift for the whole church](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/black-catholic-praise-music-is-a-gift-for-the-whole-church/) - [A Sunday reflection for March 1, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-sunday-reflection-for-march-1-2026/) - [There may never be a perfect Mass translation](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/does-the-liturgy-need-a-new-translation/) - [En un centro de detención de ICE, la liturgia se convierte en protesta](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/en-un-centro-de-detencion-de-ice-la-liturgia-se-convierte-en-protesta/) - [What we’re reading this month: February 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/what-were-reading-this-month-february-2026/) - [The traditional Latin Mass can reflect inclusive values](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/the-traditional-latin-mass-can-reflect-inclusive-values/) - [U.S. bishops unite to defend migrants—laypeople should, too](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/u-s-bishops-unite-to-defend-migrants-laypeople-should-too/) - [How we made the Catholic wedding liturgy our own](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/how-we-made-the-catholic-wedding-liturgy-our-own/) - [Public health is part of the church’s mission](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/public-health-is-part-of-the-churchs-mission/) - [A Sunday reflection for February 22, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-sunday-reflection-for-february-22-2026/) - [A new parent's prayer in a city under siege](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-new-parents-prayer-in-a-city-under-siege/) - [Are Catholics universalists?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/are-catholics-universalists/) - [On ‘Lux,’ Rosalia takes a religious odyssey](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/on-lux-rosalia-takes-a-religious-odyssey/) - [New York’s new archbishop envisions a church in service of all](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/new-yorks-new-archbishop-envisions-a-church-in-service-of-all/) - [The Republican Episcopalian helping the Catholic Church go solar](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/the-republican-episcopalian-helping-the-catholic-church-go-solar/) - [How was Pope Leo’s first year?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/how-was-pope-leos-first-year/) - ['Moses the Black' brings an ancient saint to the Chicago streets](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/moses-the-black-brings-an-ancient-saint-to-the-chicago-streets/) - [How rest helps us trust God](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/how-rest-helps-us-trust-god/) - [Cómo el descanso nos ayuda a confiar en Dios](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/como-el-descanso-nos-ayuda-a-confiar-en-dios/) - [Black Catholics’ devotion and resilience should inspire us all](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/black-catholics-devotion-and-resilience-should-inspire-us-all/) - [A Sunday reflection for February 15, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-sunday-reflection-for-february-15-2026/) - [Will Mamdani's experiment in universal child care pay off?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/will-mamdanis-experiment-in-universal-child-care-pay-off/) - [‘Task’ shows complicated nature of forgiveness and families](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/task-shows-complicated-nature-of-forgiveness-and-families/) - [A Sunday reflection for February 8, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-sunday-reflection-for-february-8-2026/) - [A light is shining through the cracks in our nation’s foundation](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/a-light-is-shining-through-the-cracks-in-our-nations-foundation/) - [Like Veronica, offer comfort—even if you can't save the day](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/like-veronica-offer-comfort-even-if-you-cant-save-the-day/) - [At an ICE detention center, liturgy becomes protest](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202602/at-an-ice-detention-center-liturgy-becomes-protest/) - [Tennis champion Billie Jean King is a role model for reconciliation](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/tennis-champion-billie-jean-king-is-a-role-model-for-reconciliation/) - [Jesus beckons us to silence as a source of healing](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/jesus-beckons-us-to-silence-as-a-source-of-healing/) - [Catholic identity should be about more than Mass attendance](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/is-there-more-to-being-catholic-than-going-to-mass/) - [Sisters use corporate investments to push for reform](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/sisters-use-corporate-investments-to-push-for-reform/) - [Efforts to repeal the death penalty model bipartisan advocacy](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/efforts-to-repeal-the-death-penalty-model-bipartisan-advocacy/) - [A Sunday reflection for February 1, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/a-sunday-reflection-for-february-1-2026/) - [Are animals persons, too?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/are-animals-people-too/) - [What we’re reading this month: January 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/what-were-reading-this-month-january-2026/) - [The pro-life movement is steeped in misogyny](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/the-pro-life-movement-is-steeped-in-misogyny/) - [Listen for a word, and let it guide your year](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/listen-for-a-word-and-let-it-guide-your-year/) - [What is purgatory?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/what-is-purgatory/) - [Advancing women's vocations is the work of the entire church](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/advancing-womens-vocations-is-the-work-of-the-entire-church/) - [How Augustine’s North African context shaped his theology](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/how-augustines-north-african-context-shaped-his-theology/) - [A Sunday reflection for January 25, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/a-sunday-reflection-for-january-25-2026/) - [Catholic silence in the face of ICE violence is not neutral](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/catholic-silence-in-the-face-of-ice-violence-is-not-neutral/) - [Pro-life? Pro-choice? Try being pro-grace instead.](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/pro-life-pro-choice-try-being-pro-grace-instead/) - [Brandi Carlile’s new album explores family and queer identity](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/brandi-carliles-new-album-explores-family-and-queer-identity/) - [Despite USAID cuts, Nigerian sisters continue mission of care](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/despite-usaid-cuts-nigerian-sisters-continue-mission-of-care/) - [Reflecting on gratitude past and present](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/reflecting-on-gratitude-past-and-present/) - [Being Catholic means putting universal community first](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/being-catholic-means-putting-universal-community-first/) - [Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ invites reflection on forgiveness](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/del-toros-frankenstein-invites-reflection-on-forgiveness/) - [The Eucharist is inherently political](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/the-eucharist-is-inherently-political/) - [Trying to revive coal makes neither moral nor practical sense](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/trying-to-revive-coal-makes-neither-moral-nor-practical-sense/) - [A Sunday reflection for January 18, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/a-sunday-reflection-for-january-18-2026/) - [In an age of discord, what does it mean to be the body of Christ?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/in-an-age-of-discord-what-does-it-mean-to-be-the-body-of-christ/) - [What do Catholics actually believe about the apocalypse?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/what-do-catholics-actually-believe-about-the-apocalypse/) - [‘Long Story Short’ is a show that confronts the uncomfortable](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/long-story-short-is-a-show-that-confronts-the-uncomfortable/) - [What does Jesus’ baptism have to do with ours?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/what-does-jesus-baptism-have-to-do-with-ours/) - [Do comfort-food Jesus movies have a place on your watchlist?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202601/are-there-too-many-jesus-movies/) --- ## Events - [St. Jude](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-jude/) - [St. Faustina Kowalska](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-faustina-kowalska-feast/) - [Blessed Daudi Okelo and Blessed Jildo Irwa](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/blessed-daudi-okelo-and-blessed-jildo-irwa/) - [Blessed Maria Romero Meneses](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/blessed-maria-romero-meneses/) - [Blessed Carlo Acutis](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/blessed-carlo-acutis-feast/) - [Desmond Tutu](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/desmond-tutu-birthday/) - [Mohamed Bouchikhi and Bl. Pierre Claverie](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/mohamed-bouchikhi-pierre-claverie/) - [Bl. Sára Salkaházi](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/sara-salkahazi/) - [Bl. Michael J. McGivney](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/michael-j-mcgivney/) - [Bl. Peter To Rot](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/peter-to-rot/) - [Bl. Victoire Rasoamanarivo](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/victoire-rasoamanarivo/) - [Catherine de Hueck Doherty](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/catherine-de-hueck-doherty/) - [Jean Donovan](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/jean-donovan/) - [Tisquantum (Squanto)](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/tisquantum-squanto/) - [Sister Thea Bowman](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/sister-thea-bowman/) - [Robert Schreiter](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/robert-schreiter/) - [Dorothy Day](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/dorothy-day/) - [St. Ignatius of Loyola](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-ignatius-of-loyola/) - [Nicholas Black Elk](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/nicholas-black-elk/) - [St. Charles de Foucauld](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-charles-de-foucauld/) - [C. S. Lewis](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/c-s-lewis/) - [Corita Kent](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/corita-kent/) - [St. Guinefort the Dog](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-guinefort-the-dog/) - [St. Maximilian Kolbe](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-maximilian-kolbe/) - [Henri Nouwen](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/henri-nouwen/) - [Walker Percy](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/walker-percy/) - [John Markoe](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/john-markoe/) - [Fannie Lou Hamer](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/fannie-lou-hamer/) - [St. Paula](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-paula/) - [Bartolomé de las Casas](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/bartolome-de-las-casas/) - [John Woolman](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/john-woolman/) - [St. John of God](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-john-of-god/) - [St. Alphonsus Liguori](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-alphonsus-liguori/) - [St. Macrina the Younger](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-macrina-the-younger/) - [Toni Morrison](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/toni-morrison/) - [St. Albert the Great](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-albert-the-great/) - [John Mahoney](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/john-mahoney/) - [Pedro Arrupe](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/pedro-arrupe/) - [St. Frances Xavier Cabrini](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/) - [Roger Ebert](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/roger-ebert/) - [Carl Sagan](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/carl-sagan/) - [Father Albert Foley](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/father-albert-foley/) - [St. Germaine Cousin](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-germaine/) - [St. Martín de Porres](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-martin-de-porres/) - [St. Columba](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-columba/) - [Pope St. Paul VI](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/pope-st-paul-vi/) - [Malcolm X](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/malcolm-x/) - [Pope St. John Paul II](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-pope-john-paul-ii/) - [Our Lady of Fátima](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/our-lady-of-fatima/) - [Julian of Norwich](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/julian-of-norwich/) - [Brother Roger](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/brother-roger/) - [Daniel Berrigan](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/daniel-berrigan/) - [Tim Russert](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/tim-russert/) - [Frans van der Lugt](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/frans-van-der-lugt/) - [Shūsaku Endō](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/shusaku-endo/) - [Flannery O’Connor](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/flannery-oconnor/) - [St. Cuthbert](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-cuthbert/) - [St. Joseph](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-joseph/) - [St. Anthony Mary Claret](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/anthony-mary-claret/) - [Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/francisco-and-jacinta/) - [Charles Darwin](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/charles-darwin/) - [Dorothy Stang](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/dorothy-stang/) - [Dom Hélder Câmara](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/dom-helder-camara/) - [St. Josephine Bakhita](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/josephine-bakhita/) - [Thomas Merton](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/thomas-merton/) - [Abraham Heschel](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/abraham-heschel/) - [Karen Klimczak](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/karen-klimczak/) - [Oscar Wilde](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/oscar-wilde/) - [Carol Piette](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/carol-piette/) - [Pier Giorgio Frassati](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/pier-giorgio-frassati/) - [St. Elizabeth of Portugal](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-elizabeth-of-portugal/) - [Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/samuel-taylor-coleridge/) - [Martyrs of Charity](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/martyrs-of-charity/) - [James Foley](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/james-foley/) - [Mary Daly](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/mary-daly/) - [St. Óscar Romero](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-oscar-romero/) - [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/thich-nhat-hanh/) - [St. Pope John XXIII](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-pope-john-xxiii/) - [St. John Henry Newman](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-john-henry-newman/) - [Matteo Ricci](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/matteo-ricci/) - [Cyprian Davis](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/cyprian-davis/) - [Caryll Houselander](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/caryll-houselander/) - [Padre Gaetano Catanoso](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/padre-gaetano-catanoso/) - [Hildegard of Bingen](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/hildegard-of-bingen/) - [St. Genesius of Rome](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-genesius-of-rome/) - [St. Rocco](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-rocco/) - [St. Camillus de Lellis](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-camillus-de-lellis/) - [St. Fiacre](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-fiacre/) - [St. Frances of Rome](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-frances-of-rome/) - [St. Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-benedetta-cambiagio-frassinello/) - [St. Clare of Assisi](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-clare-of-assisi/) - [Dean Brackley](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/dean-brackley/) - [St. Edith Stein](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/st-edith-stein/) - [Daniel Rudd](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/daniel-rudd/) - [St. Alexander Schmorell](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/alexander-schmorell/) - [Blessed Solanus Casey](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/blessed-solanus-casey/) - [Blessed Stanley Rother](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/blessed-stanley-rother/) - [Gerard Manley Hopkins](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/gerard-manley-hopkins/) - [Mary Magdalene](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/mary-magdalene/) - [St. Kateri Tekakwitha](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/kateri-tekakwitha/) - [St. Benedict](https://uscatholic.org/calendar/saint-benedict/) --- ## U.S. Catholic Blogs - [Pope Francis’ ‘journalism for peace’ starts with you](https://uscatholic.org/blog/pope-francis-journalism-for-peace-starts-with-you/) - [Flint’s holy water](https://uscatholic.org/blog/flints-holy-water/) - [How to talk to your children about Jesus’ death](https://uscatholic.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-jesus-death/) - [A Catholic celebrates Persian new year](https://uscatholic.org/blog/a-catholic-celebrates-persian-new-year/) - [Keeping faith despite the worst kind of sins](https://uscatholic.org/blog/keeping-faith-despite-the-worst-kind-of-sins/) - [The Chicago Cubs and the mystery of faith](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-chicago-cubs-and-the-mystery-of-faith/) - [How shall I pray?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/how-shall-i-pray/) - [We are not alone in our grief and fear](https://uscatholic.org/blog/we-are-not-alone-in-our-grief-and-fear/) - [Confessions of a former messy person](https://uscatholic.org/blog/confessions-of-a-former-messy-person/) - [My son taught me the meaning of baptism](https://uscatholic.org/blog/my-son-taught-me-the-meaning-of-baptism/) - [Body diversity is a Catholic value](https://uscatholic.org/blog/body-diversity-is-a-catholic-value/) - [Where's God in the job search?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/wheres-god-in-the-job-search/) - [The case for hope](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-case-for-hope/) - [Women deacons won't solve the church's problems](https://uscatholic.org/blog/women-deacons-wont-solve-the-churchs-problems/) - [Approaching God, inch-by-inch](https://uscatholic.org/blog/approaching-god-inch-by-inch/) - [An enchanted faith](https://uscatholic.org/blog/an-enchanted-faith/) - [Being Catholic is cool again](https://uscatholic.org/blog/being-catholic-is-cool-again/) - [How a Catholic university changed my life](https://uscatholic.org/blog/how-a-catholic-university-changed-my-life/) - [Easter Sunday: Gerard Manley Hopkins](https://uscatholic.org/blog/easter-sunday-gerard-manley-hopkins/) - [Day 40: M. Shawn Copeland](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-40-m-shawn-copeland/) - [Day 39: Richard Rohr](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-39-richard-rohr/) - [Seasons of defeat: Lent and March Madness](https://uscatholic.org/blog/seasons-of-defeat-lent-and-march-madness/) - [Day 38: Thomas Merton](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-38-thomas-merton/) - [The Good Friday procession of a pilgrim church](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-good-friday-procession-of-a-pilgrim-church/) - [Day 37: Diana Hayes](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-37-diana-hayes/) - [Day 36: C.S. Lewis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-36-c-s-lewis/) - [Day 35: Madeleine L’Engle](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-35-madeleine-lengle/) - [Day 34: Thich Nhat Hanh](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-34-thich-nhat-hanh/) - [The redemptive suffering of a Catholic devil](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-redemptive-suffering-of-a-catholic-devil/) - [Day 33: Phyllis Tickle](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-33-phyllis-tickle/) - [Day 32: Archbishop Oscar Romero](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-32-archbishop-oscar-romero/) - [Day 31: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-31-pierre-teilhard-de-chardin/) - [Day 30: Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-30-macrina-wiederkehr-o-s-b/) - [Day 29: St. Therese of Lisieux](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-29-st-therese-of-lisieux/) - [Day 28: Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-28-ronald-rolheiser-o-m-i/) - [Day 27: St. Vincent de Paul](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-27-st-vincent-de-paul/) - [Can studying religion change the world?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/can-studying-religion-change-the-world/) - [Day 26: Megan McKenna](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-26-megan-mckenna/) - [Day 25: St. Francis of Assisi](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-25-st-francis-of-assisi/) - [Day 24: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-24-cardinal-joseph-bernardin/) - [Day 23: Meister Eckhart](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-23-meister-eckhart/) - [Day 22: M. Basil Pennington](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-22-m-basil-pennington/) - [Day 21: Joan Chittister](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-21-joan-chittister/) - [Bake this in remembrance of me](https://uscatholic.org/blog/bake-this-in-remembrance-of-me/) - [Day 20: Fyodor M. Dostoevsky](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-20-fyodor-m-dostoevsky/) - [Day 19: Edwina Gateley](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-19-edwina-gateley/) - [Day 18: Mohandas Gandhi](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-18-mohandas-gandhi/) - [Day 17: Thomas a Kempis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-17-thomas-a-kempis/) - [Day 16: Jessica Powers](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-16-jessica-powers/) - [Day 15: Frederica Mathewes-Green](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-15-frederica-mathewes-green/) - [Day 14: Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-14-dietrich-bonhoeffer/) - [Day 13: Dorothy Day](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-13-dorothy-day/) - [Day 12: Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, O.C.D.)](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-12-edith-stein-st-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross-o-c-d/) - [Day 11: M. Scott Peck](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-11-m-scott-peck/) - [Lent Day 10: St. Francis de Sales](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-10-st-francis-de-sales/) - [Day 9: Kathleen O. Chesto](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-9-kathleen-o-chesto/) - [What if you could change the past? ‘11/22/63’ and human limits](https://uscatholic.org/blog/what-if-you-could-change-the-past-11-22-63-and-human-limits/) - [Lent Day 8: Pope Francis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-8-pope-francis/) - [Lent Day 7: Kathleen Norris](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-7-kathleen-norris/) - [Day 6: St. Teresa of Avila](https://uscatholic.org/blog/day-6-st-teresa-of-avila/) - [Lent Day 5: Jesus](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-5-jesus/) - [Lent Day 4: Thomas Moore](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-4-thomas-moore/) - [Lent Day 3: Mother Teresa](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-3-mother-teresa/) - [Lent Day 2: Joyce Rupp](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-2-joyce-rupp/) - [All animals go to heaven](https://uscatholic.org/blog/a-heaven-for-all/) - [Lent Day 1: Henri Nouwen](https://uscatholic.org/blog/lent-day-1-henri-nouwen/) - [A fractured love story](https://uscatholic.org/blog/a-fractured-love-story/) - [Recovering the Catholic voice of poet Dunstan Thompson](https://uscatholic.org/blog/recovering-the-catholic-voice-of-poet-dunstan-thompson/) - [Can I choose to be broken?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/can-i-choose-to-be-broken/) - [Where are you, Christmas?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/where-are-you-christmas/) - [3 meditation apps to try now](https://uscatholic.org/blog/3-meditation-apps-to-try-now/) - [The type of prayer that matters](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-type-of-prayer-that-matters/) - [Be bored—the Bible says so](https://uscatholic.org/blog/be-bored-the-bible-says-so/) - [Weekly Roundup: Kim Davis, a toppled statue, and a new word](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-kim-davis-a-toppled-statue-and-a-new-word/) - [Weekly Roundup: Pope Francis in the United States](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-pope-francis-in-the-united-states/) - [Pope Francis and the American Dream](https://uscatholic.org/blog/pope-francis-and-the-american-dream/) - [Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’’ is a game changer](https://uscatholic.org/blog/pope-francis-laudato-si-is-a-game-changer/) - [Weekly Roundup: An innocent clock, cell phones in church, and Pope Francis emojis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-an-innocent-clock-cell-phones-in-church-and-pope-francis-emojis/) - [Weekly Roundup: Speedy annulments, Joe Biden's faith, and the pope's new glasses](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-speedy-annulments-joe-bidens-faith-and-the-popes-new-glasses/) - [WATCH: Stephen Colbert and Joe Biden talk tragedy, faith](https://uscatholic.org/blog/watch-stephen-colbert-and-joe-biden-talk-tragedy-faith/) - [Weekly Roundup: Mount Denali, nontraditional families, and "Joke with the Pope"](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-mount-denali-nontraditional-families-and-joke-with-the-pope/) - [Weekly Roundup: Nuns on a bus (again), knot art, and the pope's Wrangler](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-nuns-on-a-bus-again-knot-art-and-the-popes-wrangler/) - [Game of loans: How can we address the college debt dilemma?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/game-of-loans-how-can-we-address-the-college-debt-dilemma/) - [How to say ‘no'](https://uscatholic.org/blog/how-to-say-no/) - [Weekly Roundup: Married priests, a mafia funeral, and a chair for Francis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-married-priests-a-mafia-funeral-and-a-chair-for-francis/) - [A box for baby to sleep in](https://uscatholic.org/blog/a-box-for-baby-to-sleep-in/) - [Weekly Roundup: Sister Monica, battleship bunks, and papal beer](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-sister-monica-battleship-bunks-and-papal-beer/) - [Weekly Roundup: Goodbye Jon Stewart, food trucks for Jesus, and positive police publicity](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-goodbye-jon-stewart-food-trucks-for-jesus-and-positive-police-publicity/) - [Learning compassion](https://uscatholic.org/blog/learning-compassion/) - [Weekly Roundup: Jamestown secrets, the Boy Scouts, and the last priest in the Antarctic](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-jamestown-secrets-the-boy-scouts-and-the-last-priest-in-the-antarctic/) - [Grading the doctors, priests, and caregivers](https://uscatholic.org/blog/grading-the-doctors-priests-and-caregivers/) - [Weekly Roundup: Dr. Seuss, staycations, and a plea to Pope Francis](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-dr-seuss-staycations-and-a-plea-to-pope-francis/) - [God's love poured out in bread and fish](https://uscatholic.org/blog/gods-love-poured-out-in-bread-and-fish/) - [A president, an archbishop, and a very flawed prison system](https://uscatholic.org/blog/a-president-an-archbishop-and-a-very-flawed-prison-system/) - [Have Catholic funerals lost their meaning?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/have-catholic-funerals-lost-their-meaning/) - [Weekly Roundup: An Iran deal, Pluto's debut, and Harper Lee's novel](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-an-iran-deal-plutos-debut-and-harper-lees-novel/) - [Where are the prophets?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/where-are-the-prophets/) - [Weekly Roundup: A flag's final flaps, technical glitches, and cocaine](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-a-flags-final-flaps-technical-glitches-and-cocaine/) - [True hospitality and the gospel's ‘sinful' woman](https://uscatholic.org/blog/true-hospitality-and-the-gospels-sinful-woman/) - [Weekly Roundup: Church arson, a new vaccine law, and Katy Perry vs. nuns](https://uscatholic.org/blog/weekly-roundup-church-arson-a-new-vaccine-law-and-katy-perry-vs-nuns/) - [The death penalty survives the Supreme Court—but for how much longer?](https://uscatholic.org/blog/the-death-penalty-survives-the-supreme-court-but-for-how-much-longer/) --- ## News Items - [Supreme Court strikes down bans on same-sex marriage](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/supreme-court-strikes-down-bans-on-same-sex-marriage/) - [Can divorce ever be 'morally necessary' to protect kids? Pope Francis thinks so](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/can-divorce-ever-be-morally-necessary-to-protect-kids-pope-francis-thinks-so/) - [Pope Francis challenges humanity to fight global warming in historic encyclical](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/pope-francis-challenges-humanity-to-fight-global-warming-in-historic-encyclical/) - [Bishop rants on summer church slobs](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/bishop-rants-on-summer-church-slobs/) - [Ireland is for gay marriage because it is Catholic](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/ireland-is-for-gay-marriage-because-it-is-catholic/) - [More Catholics, fewer receiving sacraments: New report maps changing church](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/more-catholics-fewer-receiving-sacraments-new-report-maps-changing-church/) - [New Jersey priest fired as Seton Hall chaplain comes out as gay](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/new-jersey-priest-fired-as-seton-hall-chaplain-comes-out-as-gay/) - [TV and Internet? Meh. What the pope really misses are pizza outings.](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/tv-and-internet-meh-what-the-pope-really-misses-are-pizza-outings/) - [Ireland gay-marriage vote a ‘reality check’ for church](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/ireland-gay-marriage-vote-a-reality-check-for-church/) - [What would Oscar Romero say today about El Salvador?](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/what-would-oscar-romero-say-today-about-el-salvador/) - [Thomas Merton as a model for racial justice and healing](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/thomas-merton-as-a-model-for-racial-justice-and-healing/) - [The redemption of Don Draper](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/the-redemption-of-don-draper/) - [Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle boosts his profile (again) as new Caritas president](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/filipino-cardinal-luis-antonio-tagle-boosts-his-profile-again-as-new-caritas-president/) - [Breaking silence, U.S. nuns say Vatican probe cleared up confusion, reinforced their mission](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/breaking-silence-u-s-nuns-say-vatican-probe-cleared-up-confusion-reinforced-their-mission/) - [Italians help flood of refugees in Pope Francis’ vision of ‘a church for the poor’](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/italians-help-flood-of-refugees-in-pope-francis-vision-of-a-church-for-the-poor/) - [Interfaith activists call solitary confinement immoral, ineffective](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/interfaith-activists-call-solitary-confinement-immoral-ineffective/) - [Catholic theologian-economist believes that once Pope Francis knows U.S. capitalism he will love it](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/catholic-theologian-economist-believes-that-once-pope-francis-knows-u-s-capitalism-he-will-love-it/) - [Obama: Defeating poverty takes money and ‘transformative power’ of faith groups](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/obama-defeating-poverty-takes-money-and-transformative-power-of-faith-groups/) - [Meet the gay celibate Catholic who’s shaking up the sexuality debates: Eve Tushnet talks about self-acceptance](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/meet-the-gay-celibate-catholic-whos-shaking-up-the-sexuality-debates-eve-tushnet-talks-about-self-acceptance/) - [‘Commentarii de Inepto Puero’: American priest translates ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ into Latin](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/commentarii-de-inepto-puero-american-priest-translates-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-into-latin/) - [New Palestinian saints highlight region’s beleaguered Christians](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/new-palestinian-saints-highlight-regions-beleaguered-christians/) - [Sister Helen Prejean: Tsarnaev is ‘genuinely sorry for what he did’](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/sister-helen-prejean-tsarnaev-is-genuinely-sorry-for-what-he-did/) - [How moms set children’s spiritual compasses and why it matters](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/how-moms-set-childrens-spiritual-compasses-and-why-it-matters/) - [Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/liberation-theologys-founder-basks-in-a-belated-rehabilitation-under-pope-francis/) - [For Mother’s Day, a place to mourn the babies who never came home](https://uscatholic.org/news-item/for-mothers-day-a-place-to-mourn-the-babies-who-never-came-home/) - 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