The church isn't always the loving Body of Christ we imagine ourselves to be. James Carroll nevertheless defends our faith in God, who saves us imperfect...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
“Be at peace and let your weary, listless heart rest against the sacred, loving breast of this Savior, who by his providence is a father to his children, and...
With St. Christopher riding shotgun, faithful motorists hope to have a safer journey. With the fluctuating price of gas this past year and the growing economic...
Does your faith need divine intervention? Msgr. Fred Easton is not exactly the first person who’d jump to mind when one thinks about miracles. Trained as...
I love to make stuff, which doesn’t make me much different from many women I know. Lots of us like to knit, quilt, crochet, or do needlepoint for a whole...
The Earth is warming and we are responsible. This is the undeniable conclusion reached by 2,000 scientists and policy experts contributing to the United...
Our family’s initiation to the new era of children’s birthday parties began when our first child was 9 months old. I accepted an invitation to a...
Sean Reynolds cheerfully agreed to torpedo tired old thinking at the National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis last November. The symposium, dreamed up by...
Handing on the faith to one’s children is a learn-as-you-go thing. Often you find your heart in your mouth, like the day you drove off from the hospital with...
U.S. Catholic readers think heaven’s doors open far wider than our reputation in pop culture would indicate. The Catholics in an often-repeated popular...
