The road to sainthood is difficult, but newly canonized Jeanne Jugan knew that patience would bring otherworldly success. In the last few years I have been a...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
During the horrors of World War II, Chiara Lubich lived with a group of young women companions in Trent, Italy. “While in the air-raid shelter, we came upon...
Actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan is serious about faith and family, but that hasn’t stopped her from being funny, too. She’s appeared in more than 25...
It’s a new year, and time to get cracking on those resolutions. In addition to those vows to exercise regularly, eat better, save money, get organized, and...
I love my Christmas dinnerware. For the past 20 years I’ve served many wonderful feasts on it. Family and friends have gathered around my festive green and red...
Let’s not only be green when summer’s here but also during the most wonderful time of the year. The anticipation was over, the gifts all opened...
We’ve all seen the Hallmark version: the loving, happy, laughing family gathered around the Christmas tree. Then there’s real life. Father John...
Here's the intel: This war, evidently, is being fought on two fronts. First, the pious pundits of fair and balanced cable TV news have determined that...
To understand Our Lady of Guadalupe–the powerful story of the 16th-century apparition of Mary to the Indian Juan Diego outside what is now Mexico...
Presents are a dime a dozen this time of year. But presence—that’s another matter entirely. The ability of family members to be truly present to one...
