In Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home), Pope Francis explicitly evoked the Christo-cosmic vision of the French Jesuit paleontologist and theologian...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
About six years ago, a good friend recommended I watch a movie called Jenny’s Wedding. Jenny is a young woman with a successful career and a kind heart. Her...
My two best friends happen to be the daughters of one of my mom’s closest friends—we all grew up together—which means my friends and I get to talk about our...
My Catholic vocabulary expanded on March 7, 2020 when Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality. I knew what a synod was because the church had been...
The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr...
The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr...
Do Catholics have to believe in Marian apparitions, Eucharistic miracles, or the Shroud of Turin? Or practice devotions like wearing the brown scapular or...
On September 10, 2025, conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while addressing a crowd at an event at Utah Valley University. A cofounder of...
The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr. Used by...
Several times throughout the day, the bells from the Camaldolese monastery on the hill rang out across the fields where I worked. The sound was almost...
