As a Catholic of South Indian origin, I am amazed by the multiple religions thriving in the single country of India. I recall visiting the state of Kerala, and...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
Alleluia, Christ is risen! Jesus suffered, died, and was buried; on the third day he rose again, in accordance with the scripture. So often, when we talk about...
When young, I anticipated the arrival of Lent with equal parts trepidation and excitement. Trepidation, because my parents forced the whole family to give up...
In the opening of his 1975 book, The Courage to Create (W. W. Norton & Company), psychologist Rollo May makes a strong plea for reclaiming the vitality and...
Who knew that a Gen-Z hippie appreciating the Latin Mass would be so controversial? I am the creator of the HippieCatholic, an online ministry that creates...
From Alaska’s pale blue glaciers to Florida’s coral reef, from Iowa’s lush wheatfields to California’s giant sequoias, from the vast Great Lakes to the adobe...
In 2024, the apologetics organization Catholic Answers launched a chatbot, affectionately called Father Justin, with the purpose of providing “sound answers to...
In Their Own Words is a new web column from U.S. Catholic. In these essays, academics and other experts provide short, evidence-based explanations of prominent...
No one wants to hear, “You have a rare disease,” but my neurologist announced it when she diagnosed me with erythromelalgia. This neurovascular syndrome...
