When tragedy hits, think twice before claiming what God intended. Of the many issues that drove last November’s election, few might have guessed that “God’s...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
We were called Immaculata. We were called Concepta. We were called Chrysostom, Eusebius, and Stanislaus, after a Polish boy-saint. We were called Bernard...
Can an ambassador’s death be the seed of a better future? The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. So what happens when the martyr whose blood is...
Moving a bishop should be more than an ecclesiastical game of chess. Climbing the corporate ladder in our business-driven culture is generally applauded. Who...
It’s time to resurrect Catholic wisdom about the art of dying. While most voters will be eagerly awaiting the results of this month’s presidential election...
Solutions to poverty’s big challenges don’t come in smaller packages. Jesus warned that the poor we will always have with us. There are times when we seem to...
Principle: In the face of widespread sexual promiscuity and strong negativity toward official Catholic teaching, the church needs to connect with the deepest...
Fifty years after the game-changing Second Vatican Council a new generation helps the church respond to today’s signs of the times. Here, Archbishop Michael...
Fifty years after the game-changing Second Vatican Council a new generation helps the church respond to today’s signs of the times. Father Kenneth Himes, O.F.M...
Fifty years after the game-changing council a new generation helps the church respond to today’s signs of the times. Rather than taking another nostalgic look...
