When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, I was working as an economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I watched the screen as a cardinal came onto the...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year C): Genesis 14:18 – 20Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 41 Corinthians 11:23 – 26Luke 9:11b – 17 Reflection: Do this in remembrance of me...
Readings (Year C): Proverbs 8:22 – 31Psalm 8:4 – 5, 6 – 7, 8 – 9Romans 5:1 – 5John 16:12 – 15 Reflection: The hope that...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite...
Readings (Year C): Acts 2:1 – 11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29 – 30, 31, 34 1 Corinthians 12:3b – 7, 12 – 13John 20:19 – 23 Reflection: The...
For Claretian Fathers Mark Brummel and John Molyneux, both former editors-in-chief of U.S. Catholic, the enduring appeal of the magazine lies in people—the...
Readings (Year C): Acts 1:1 – 11Psalm 47:2 – 3, 6 – 7, 8 – 9Ephesians 1:17 – 23Luke 24:46 – 53 Reflection: The intrinsic...
Angela Denker is an author and the pastor of Visitation and Public Theology at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. In 2022, David Brooks published a...
Readings (Year C): Acts 15:1 – 2, 22 – 29Psalm 67:2 – 3, 5, 6, 8Revelation 21:10 – 14, 22 – 23John 14:23 – 29 Reflection:...
The cliché of the young man in his mother’s basement spending hours playing video games has taken hold of our imagination, but sadly this cliché has real-world...
