Catholic Voices

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

Out of the depths

Faith helps U.S. Catholic readers see the light even as they walk through the valley of darkness. Unemployment, illness, a loved one's death-everyone can...

Commencement duress

Catholics shouldn't let single-issue politics deprive us of our hard-won place at the heart of America's democracy. Ah, spring. A warming sun melts the...

What do you ask for this child?

Baptism might not have exactly saved this baby’s life, but it showed his family the power of love and faith. As a religious educator, I have always...

When enough is enough

Why a future of endless economic growth is not the cure for what ails the earth. After wandering around an academic wilderness for 30 or so years, a fella...

¡Romero vive!

“The harvest comes because of the grain that dies.” One year shy of 30 years ago on March 24, 1980, standing before the altar of a small hospital...