In February, the Pew Research Center published the most comprehensive survey to date of Black faith in America. This report is a major resource for...
Catholic Voices
For years I’ve had the word gelassenheit (literally: “serenity”) framed on my wall. In college, I studied existentialism and phenomenology and came across the...
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking the two blocks from his home in New York City to his school bus stop. He was never found. In...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My son is not living up to his responsibilities raising my 6-year-old grandson in the faith. He starts...
Readings (Year B) Deuteronomy 4:32–34, 39–40 Psalm 33:4–5, 6, 9, 18–19, 20, 22Romans 8:14–17Matthew 28:16–20 Reflection: A freedom that sets others free...
Envy is one of the dread seven deadlies, and like decent folk everywhere I’m squarely against it. But I’m not sure envy is the right descriptive for the...
Readings Acts of the Apostles 2:1–11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29–30, 31, 341 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13 or Galatians 5:16–25John 20:19–23 or 15:26–27; 16:12–15...
A creak in the old floorboard announces my presence. The blue-haired cashier twists from her perch behind the counter as I enter the co-op. Her young eyes warm...
Readings Acts of the Apostles 1:1–11Psalm 47:2–3, 6–7, 8–9 Ephesians 1:17–23Mark 16:15–20 Reflection: Gifts of the Spirit A great joy in my work as a...
Just a few years back, historically low interest rates provoked a debt binge among governments in the developing world, one partly bankrolled by new...
