Kathy Barkdull started her career in parish ministry the same way many others have: The director of religious education at her parish tapped her on the...
Theology
You won’t find the phrase “original sin” in the Bible. The story of humanity’s “fall” in Genesis 1 doesn’t use the term, and St. Paul, one of the church’s...
If necessity is the mother of invention, it’s fair to say that American Catholic school students in the early 20th century were, in a way, the mothers of...
When tragedy hits, think twice before claiming what God intended. Of the many issues that drove last November’s election, few might have guessed that “God’s...
In this article in the November 1966 issue of U.S. Catholic, German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner, one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th...
Vatican II closed its sessions nearly four decades ago. Anyone who remembers the church before the council knows that the church has been radically changed in...
A few years ago the Vatican issued a revised version of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the “guidebook” for how to celebrate the Mass. The cover...
Rethinking John Paul II's theology of the body. On 129 occasions between 1979 and 1984, the late Pope John Paul II shared his reflections on...
The very word confession conjures up all kinds of stories and images, but those who go to confession know that it is a source of holy comfort and blessed...
The final words of a dying person are precious to those left behind. When time is short, one has a chance to speak only of the most important things—love...
