Not long after Rich Salazar moved to DeKalb, Illinois from California, he found himself knocking at the door of St. Mary’s Church. The then-college...
Health and wellness
Struggling with mental illness? Sister Kathryn James Hermes, author of Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach (Pauline Books & Media), offers some...
In honor of Father Damien’s beatification on October 11, we revisit a story from 2000 about Molokai. The church continues to care for the settlements...
Fast food has meant a slow death for thousands. Why aren't we doing more about it? If you knew of an obvious public safety hazard that contributed to the...
And our politicians need a brain transplant. Universal health care is the most compassionate option we have, argues a Catholic doctor, and it’s the...
In this article from the U.S. Catholic archives, Kevin Clarke explored the state of our U.S. health care in 2004, capturing the effects of a crisis that...
Mass could use the hard dose of reality offered by those recovering from addiction. I go to church every Sunday with a bunch of addicts. Well...
Baptism might not have exactly saved this baby’s life, but it showed his family the power of love and faith. As a religious educator, I have always...
A referendum on sexual health that earned the support of 90 percent of Boston College students presents a unique opportunity to discuss sexuality...
The global fight against HIV and AIDS requires all the means at our disposal. Thirty-three million. Twenty-five million. Eleven million. These numbers are...
