Growing up, I thought of the rosary as a prayer for grandmas. It was—to an active, impatient child like me—a boring prayer the grown-ups forced me to say on...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
David Dault is a theologian, author, editor, and associate professor of Christian Spirituality at Loyola University Chicago. The Guinness Book of World Records...
Ask an AI tool to write a prayer for a sick friend, and a polished response appears within seconds. That speed can make the process seem immaterial, but every...
Throughout one’s life, there is a natural ebb and flow of grace, resulting in seasons of abundance but also seasons of weariness. In the midst of a...
What does the Catholic Church teach about LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) people? That answer deserves a book or maybe several...
Soon after moving to Florida, I fractured my ankle. My life felt fractured, too. Disoriented by the loss of a flourishing ministry and community in Ohio, I...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics...
“Don’t just do something, sit there!” That’s one of my favorite expressions, and I often say it to urge friends to engage in contemplation even when busy. This...
This is my feline conversion story. I live in the urban beach peninsula of Rockaway, Queens, a part of New York City which in many ways is far different than...
