“Why are you standing there looking up at the sky?” Two men in white garments pose this question to the awestruck apostles. The apostles have just heard the...
Spirituality
I first learned to love the darkness after my mother died. Not initially. At first, after holding her body close in those minutes after her last breath, and...
Politics can be exhausting and indeed discouraging. A few weeks ago, when I asked my 18-year-old freshmen students if they’d registered to vote, half of them...
Cassidy Hall is an author, filmmaker, podcaster, and ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Cassidy Hall learned something important about...
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...
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 rosary is probably the most well-known of all Catholic prayer practices. Many Catholics grew up praying it as part of their family or community devotions...
Ramadan—the most joyous month for about two billion Muslims around the world—is around the corner. March 10 will mark the start of the holy season during which...
When she spied one slender stalk topped by a scaly tip, my young daughter squealed and clapped gloved hands. The sprout had emerged just one inch, virtually...
Just as I began learning the rudiments of the sacred art of iconography, the man teaching me left for an extended European holiday. He embarked on his...
