Midway through Magnolia’s baptism, Deacon Lindell said it was time for an exorcism. Though once a routine part of the baptismal rite, exorcisms aren’t included...
Health and wellness
I was recently asked whether Catholic schools are morally obliged to require vaccination. My answer is a resounding “Yes.” Catholic and, indeed, all Christian...
The well-known international aid group Save the Children offered up an unusual Mother’s Day present this year. Instead of buying flowers, it issued a warning...
What do you picture when you hear the term “drug addict”? Most likely the first image you think of isn’t someone in your community, your...
In January, McDonald’s ran a TV spot for the Big Mac. It ridiculed foods currently popular with gourmands, including kale. “All vegetarians, foodies, and...
An assignment to write a feature on male spirituality overlaps with a serious medical diagnosis, surgery, and an unexpected awakening. It was more than a year...
The Catholic Church has long had a major role in providing care to the sick. But what does Catholic identity look like on the new frontiers of modern health...
Calling police to deal with people suffering from mental illness is a recipe for disaster. Recent police shootings of African Americans, including a 12-year...
Generations of Catholics were raised to believe that suicide was one of the gravest sins a person can commit—and many Catholics today still fear that a loved...
As a child, Laura Anthony visited her grandmother, who had Alzheimer’s, every weekend after Mass. “As a kid I never knew what to talk about,” she says. “It was...
