The Body of Christ is the best medicine for body and soul, regardless of whether we are "worthy" to receive him. "Are you a priest?" There...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Fast food has meant a slow death for thousands. Why aren't we doing more about it? If you knew of an obvious public safety hazard that contributed to the...
Catholics should find a way to welcome couples whose paths to the altar don't go straight down the center aisle. Full disclosure: I hate weddings...
A holy-card priest is not the best patron to lead 21st-century ministers into the future. Father Albert Henkel was a good priest. Though gruff and grumbly on...
The St. Francis de Sales Parish Book Club meets in the basement room in the rectory where Father Matthias used to run the parish weight-lifting club, until he...
The hungry of the world make an uncommonly good investment opportunity. An online investment board hosts a lively chat among a gaggle of eager Wall Street...
Father Don leans forward in his chair. The air of the confessional is quiet, cool, and light. The small Polish priest is in all-black attire, save for the...
"Banning" Mexico City's street kids only moves their plight from sight. If you have ever visited Mexico City you may have enjoyed their antics as...
Mass could use the hard dose of reality offered by those recovering from addiction. I go to church every Sunday with a bunch of addicts. Well...
Glaring double standards on workers' rights are far from a class act. When you think of the typical college professor the image of a tweed-afflicted...
