Oscar Romero, now back on the path to sainthood, was called to conversion by ordinary Salvadorans. Among the welcome news coming on the heels of Pope Francis’...
Catholic Voices
Buyer beware: That low-priced shirt might have cost someone their life. New York City made it easier to eat healthier a few years ago by requiring that calorie...
“It is not surprising,” wrote the editors of U.S. Catholic in the intro to their April 1984 interview with Father Andrew Greeley, that he “is often heard to...
There has been a death in my family—two actually, or 60,000, depending on how you count. To be specific, neither of my two beehives survived the winter of...
Perhaps only the global drug trade has been less scrutinized than the $70 billion annual market in conventional weapons. The world community took a significant...
Guest editorial Visiting from Michigan after overcast hikes in the Berkshires with family, the sun felt good. Daily Mass had been delayed an hour till 9 a.m...
Cutting out the middleman may increase the value of our charitable donations. Most savvy charity “shoppers” have learned that a little homework is required to...
Will Pope Francis listen to voices calling for change in the church? Media coverage of the election of Pope Francis has returned over and over to his humility...
Pope Benedict kept us guessing—especially on matters of social justice. Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to become the first pope since Celestine V in 1294 to...
Pope Benedict’s final act may be one of his best gifts to the church. So were you shocked, just shocked, when Pope Benedict XVI resigned back in February...
