# 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 - [July 2026](https://uscatholic.org/july-2026/) - [June 2026](https://uscatholic.org/june-2026/) - [May 2026](https://uscatholic.org/may-2026/) - [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/) - 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[January 2023](https://uscatholic.org/january-2023/) - [December 2022](https://uscatholic.org/december-2022/) - [USC Book Club 2021](https://uscatholic.org/usc-book-club-2021/) - [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/) ## Posts - [How should the church respond to the conflict in Gaza? | Julie Schumacher Cohen & Jordan Denari Duffner](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/how-should-the-church-respond-to-he-conflict-in-gaza-julie-schumacher-cohen-jordan-denari-duffner/) - [A new podcast examines the power–and danger–of fantasy](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/a-new-podcast-examines-the-power-and-danger-of-fantasy/) - [5 lessons in resistance from Catholic saints](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/5-lessons-in-resistance-from-catholic-saints/) - [Care for the poor means addressing America’s air quality problem](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/care-for-the-poor-means-addressing-americas-air-quality-problem/) - [What it takes to be a good godparent](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/what-it-takes-to-be-a-good-godparent/) - [A Sunday reflection for July 19, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/a-sunday-reflection-for-july-19-2026/) - [Christian masculinity and the spiritual power of silence](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/christian-masculinity-and-the-spiritual-power-of-silence/) - [Why does Paul describe the church as the body of Christ?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/why-does-paul-describe-the-church-as-the-body-of-christ/) - [Does the anointing of the sick really heal people? | LaRyssa Herrington](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/does-the-anointing-of-the-sick-really-heal-people-laryssa-herrington/) - [In magical realism, the spiritual world is tangible, too](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/in-magical-realism-the-spiritual-world-is-tangible-too/) - [What the Eucharist asks of us in a broken world](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/what-the-eucharist-asks-of-us-in-a-broken-world/) - [Julian of Norwich is still inspiring artists of all kinds](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/julian-of-norwich-is-still-inspiring-artists-of-all-kinds/) - [On AI ethics, responsible tech leaders agree with Pope Leo](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/on-ai-ethics-responsible-tech-leaders-agree-with-pope-leo/) - [Can a chatbot be your spiritual adviser?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/can-a-chatbot-be-your-spiritual-adviser/) - [‘Convent Wisdom’ offers modern wisdom from Renaissance nuns](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/convent-wisdom-offers-modern-wisdom-from-renaissance-nuns/) - [A Sunday reflection for July 12, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/a-sunday-reflection-for-july-12-2026/) - [The complicated legacy of America’s Catholic founding father](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/the-complicated-legacy-of-americas-catholic-founding-father/) - [In a shifting media landscape, let Marshall McLuhan be your guide](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/in-a-shifting-media-landscape-let-marshall-mcluhan-be-your-guide/) - [Is patriotism a Christian virtue? | Lewis Brogdon](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/is-patriotism-a-christian-virtue-lewis-brogdon/) - [Our goals may change, but our call to love remains](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202607/our-goals-may-change-but-our-call-to-love-remains/) - [Today’s missionaries reconsider how they approach their work](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/todays-missionaries-reconsider-how-they-approach-their-work/) - [A Sunday reflection for July 5, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-sunday-reflection-for-july-5-2026/) - [Meet the Catholic mom organizing for immigrant advocacy](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/meet-the-catholic-mom-organizing-for-immigrant-advocacy/) - [Origins](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/origins/) - [Does the Catholic Church condemn deportation? | Therese Cory](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/does-the-catholic-church-condemn-deportation-therese-cory/) - [A new book on queer saints affirms our call to radical love](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-new-book-on-queer-saints-affirms-our-call-to-radical-love/) - [AI has no place in the parish bulletin](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/ai-has-no-place-in-the-parish-bulletin/) - [Readers weigh in on the church’s oil profits](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/readers-weigh-in-on-the-churchs-oil-profits/) - [In historic first, Catholic sisters return Indigenous land](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/in-historic-first-catholic-sisters-return-indigenous-land/) - [A Sunday reflection for June 28, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-sunday-reflection-for-june-28-2026/) - [U.S. Catholic wins Magazine of the Year for fifth year running](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/u-s-catholic-wins-magazine-of-the-year-for-fifth-year-running/) - [Can a Catholic marry a non-Catholic?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/can-a-catholic-marry-a-non-catholic/) - [Mitski’s new album renders the unfiltered female experience](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/mitskis-new-album-renders-the-unfiltered-female-experience/) - [St. Hubert’s Stag](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/st-huberts-stag/) - [The knitting Madonna honors how women’s work shapes the world](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/the-knitting-madonna-honors-how-womens-work-shapes-the-world/) - [Are cultural Catholics real Catholics? | Maureen Day](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/are-cultural-catholics-real-catholics-maureen-day/) - [Unexpected insights from the fathers in my life](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/unexpected-insights-from-the-fathers-in-my-life/) - [Biblical literacy is more than just knowing scripture stories](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/biblical-literacy-is-more-than-just-knowing-scripture-stories/) - [A Sunday reflection for June 21, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-sunday-reflection-for-june-21-2026/) - [Who is the government for, if it’s not for the people?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/who-is-the-government-for-if-its-not-for-the-people/) - [Do women have an equal voice in the church? | Heidi Schlumpf](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/do-women-have-an-equal-voice-in-the-church-heidi-schlumpf/) - [‘Bernadette, The Musical’ shows a headstrong girl of faith](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/bernadette-the-musical-shows-a-headstrong-girl-of-faith/) - [The Aztec Dance of the Concheros proclaims faith, identity](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/the-aztec-dance-of-the-concheros-proclaims-faith-identity/) - [Communication habits at home shape our broader culture](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/communication-habits-at-home-shape-our-broader-culture/) - [Should Catholics participate in boycotts?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/should-catholics-participate-in-boycotts/) - [White Christians lack good role models for racial solidarity](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/white-christians-lack-good-role-models-for-racial-solidarity/) - [10 years after Pulse shooting, what do we owe the victims?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/10-years-after-pulse-shooting-what-do-we-owe-the-victims/) - [A Sunday reflection for June 12, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-sunday-reflection-for-june-12-2026/) - [In Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights,’ agency is left unexplored](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/in-fennells-wuthering-heights-agency-is-left-unexplored/) - [What’s the point of prayer? | Laura Fanucci](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/whats-the-point-of-prayer-laura-fanucci/) - [A chaplain calls us to work to end gun violence](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-chaplain-calls-us-to-work-to-end-gun-violence/) - [5 requirements for a Catholic wedding](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/5-requirements-for-a-catholic-wedding/) - [What realistic nonviolence looks like in an age of war](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/what-realistic-nonviolence-looks-like-in-an-age-of-war/) - [Misfit Ghazal](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/misfit-ghazal/) - [A Sunday reflection for June 7, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/a-sunday-reflection-for-june-7-2026/) - [‘Sacrament’ evokes healthcare workers’ grace and heroism](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202606/sacrament-evokes-healthcare-workers-grace-and-heroism/) - [What do young people want from the church? | Baird Linke, Catalina Morales, and Drew Stever](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/what-do-young-people-want-from-the-church-baird-linke-catalina-morales-and-drew-stever/) - [Hollywood politics create barriers to sharing Palestinian stories](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/hollywood-politics-create-barriers-to-sharing-palestinian-stories/) - [‘Magnifica Humanitas’ isn’t just about AI. It’s about empire.](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/magnifica-humanitas-isnt-just-about-ai-its-about-empire/) - [Diversity reflects God and makes for a more interesting world](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/diversity-reflects-god-and-makes-for-a-more-interesting-world/) - [Communion is what feeds us when nothing else can](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/communion-is-what-feeds-us-when-nothing-else-can/) - [Christian misunderstandings about hell do real harm](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/christian-misunderstandings-about-hell-do-real-harm/) - [How can Catholics travel ethically?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/how-can-catholics-travel-ethically/) - [Julia Cameron believes we’re all artists and mystics](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/julia-cameron-believes-were-all-artists-and-mystics/) - [A Sunday reflection for May 31, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-sunday-reflection-for-may-31-2026/) - [10 quotes from Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas’](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/10-quotes-from-pope-leo-xivs-first-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas/) - [Revenant](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/revenant/) - [What do you do if you don’t like your pastor? | Paul Jarzembowski](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/what-do-you-do-if-you-dont-like-your-pastor-paul-jarzembowski/) - [What we’re reading this month: May 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/what-were-reading-this-month-may-2026/) - [An Ethan Slater performance shows hope is always possible](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/an-ethan-slater-performance-shows-hope-is-always-possible/) - [A new book explores how Dante inspired modern Christian writers](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-new-book-explores-how-dante-inspired-modern-christian-writers/) - [The Spirit is more than driving winds and tongues of fire](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/the-spirit-is-more-than-driving-winds-and-tongues-of-fire/) - [U.S. Catholic wins four Associated Church Press awards](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/u-s-catholic-wins-four-associated-church-press-awards/) - [New poems highlight St. Thérèse’s incarnational spirituality](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/new-poems-highlight-st-thereses-incarnational-spirituality/) - [America was built on activism, says this journalist](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/america-was-built-on-activism-says-this-journalist/) - [Are animals persons, too? Readers weigh in.](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/are-animals-people-too/) - [A Sunday reflection for May 24, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-sunday-reflection-for-may-24-2026/) - [‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ calls us to confront reality in Gaza](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-calls-us-to-confront-the-tragedies-of-war/) - [Would St. Francis appreciate being your garden statue? | Bishop John Stowe](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/would-st-francis-appreciate-being-your-garden-statue-bishop-john-stowe/) - [What story are we piecing together in America today?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/what-story-are-we-piecing-together-in-america-today/) - [Road trips blur the lines between the holy and mundane](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/road-trips-blur-the-lines-between-the-holy-and-mundane/) - [Tabitha Arnold weaves workers’ struggles into her tapestries](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/tabitha-arnold-weaves-workers-struggles-into-her-tapestries/) - [Did David really write the psalms?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/did-david-really-write-the-psalms/) - [U.S. Catholic names new executive and managing editors](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/u-s-catholic-names-new-executive-and-managing-editors/) - [A Sunday reflection for May 17, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-sunday-reflection-for-may-17-2026/) - [A multi-faceted papacy: Pope Leo XIV, one year in](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-multi-faceted-papacy-pope-leo-xiv-one-year-in/) - [Readers weigh in on the first year of Leo’s papacy](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/readers-weigh-in-on-the-first-year-of-leos-papacy/) - [Jane Goodall’s care for all creatures rose from her spirituality](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/jane-goodalls-care-for-all-creatures-rose-from-her-spirituality/) - [Like Mary Magdalene, share the good news of liberation](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/like-mary-magdalene-share-the-good-news-of-liberation/) - [For these activists, old age is a time for resistance, not retirement](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/for-these-activists-old-age-is-a-time-for-resistance-not-retirement/) - [A Sunday reflection for May 10, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/a-sunday-reflection-for-may-10-2026/) - [In times of hardship, comedy can inspire courage](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202605/in-times-of-hardship-comedy-can-inspire-courage/) - [The Earth is full of marvels that inspire care for creation](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/the-earth-is-full-of-marvels-that-inspire-care-for-creation/) - [Even Jesus saw the value of a chosen family](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/even-jesus-saw-the-value-of-a-chosen-family/) - [Are humans an invasive species?](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/are-humans-an-invasive-species/) - [Crossing the border: One migrant’s story of hope and resilience](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/crossing-the-border-one-migrants-story-of-hope-and-resilience/) - [A Sunday reflection for May 3, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-sunday-reflection-for-may-3-2026/) - [‘Meeting the Enemy’ offers guidance for Christian climate resistance](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/meeting-the-enemy-offers-guidance-for-christian-climate-resistance/) - [My tattoos are permanent reminders of my relationship with God](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/my-tattoos-are-permanent-reminders-of-my-relationship-with-god/) - [A Sunday reflection for April 26, 2026](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/a-sunday-reflection-for-april-26-2026/) - [You can tell a lot about a culture by how it treats minorities](https://uscatholic.org/articles/202604/you-can-tell-a-lot-about-a-culture-by-how-it-treats-minorities/) ## 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/) - [Do 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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