Catholic Voices

First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.

The joyful way to evangelize

Art covers the walls of a hip storefront in downtown Waterloo, Iowa. On the Saturday before Halloween, 500 kids make their way inside to claim a piece of...

Nativity in blue

The mother lay prostrate on the table, her arms splayed out cruciform. We taped them down, stood on two sides of her, unfurling the surgical drapes across her...