U.S. Catholic readers think heaven’s doors open far wider than our reputation in pop culture would indicate. The Catholics in an often-repeated popular...
Theology
Read about Catholic theology, including scholarly discussions, ethical considerations, and spiritual insights.
Christians can manage to be the one church of Christ without agreeing on everything. A church divided over the role of women, at war over the place of gays and...
The smarty-pants answer is that it happens all the time. There’s no security check at Communion stations. Ushers seldom rack up more than a couple of Communion...
On vacation last summer, I quietly joined a small country parish for Sunday Eucharist. Relieved at not having to preside at two or three liturgies, I settled...
How dissenters from Galileo to John Courtney Murray have helped the church to see more clearly. Dissentt! It is not a nice word. It makes you think of other...
What does it mean to be a “doctor of the church”? Who has been designated this title and why? Who are the doctors of the church? A doctor of the...
Last year in our Parish Church, I preached on Father's Day. I'd never before given a true in-the-pulpit sermon, but I was there as a sort of expert...
DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON All people are sacred, made in the image and likeness of God. People do not lose dignity because of disability, poverty, age, lack...
How did you end up being both an astronomer and a Jesuit brother? I was a Sputnik kid. I started school the year Sputnik went up, and I was in high school...
I once knew a young priest, an affable fellow and gifted liturgist, who nonetheless had the annoying habit of omitting the Creed when he presided at Mass. On...
