I Used to be Funny Directed by Ally Pankiw (Levelfilm, 2024) Despite being branded a comedy-drama, I Used to be Funny is more of a drama about comedy. The film...
Health and wellness
In March 2021, I tested positive for COVID-19. Testing myself was a routine precaution I took before visiting my infant grandson, but I’d fully expected the...
Listen on: Apple | Spotify The freedom to be healthy means being able to access the care and medications we need without worrying or sacrificing...
As a former user of natural family planning (NFP) with my wife, I’ve never given National NFP Awareness Week serious attention. But with the Dobbs decision...
My husband and I were engaged in December 2019. We quickly chose our venue and selected a wedding date: January 23, 2021. Then, of course, March 2020 ushered...
Catholics believe in care for the sick and the dying. Few moral teachings could be less controversial. The most easily offered prayers are for those we know...
Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the Claretians. The...
As a history student at the University of Iowa, Evan Hudson did not expect his recreational experimentation with opioids to have long-term consequences. But...
I work with homeless and at-risk youth. I’ve been doing it for 42 years, during the first couple decades in or around New York City and for the last 20 years...
The knife was in his mouth pirate style, the serrated blade turned inward. “No, no, no!” I cried. When I gently pulled the sharp object from my toddler’s lips...