When my kids get upset that one of their friends is saying something untrue—something small, usually, with no bearing on reality—I typically respond by helping...
Peace & Justice
I’m writing this article in the room where I spend all my time now. A faux snake plant from Target perches directly to my left on a wire storage shelf that I...
Growing up, all Samatha Power wanted to be was a sports journalist. Her path, however, as anyone who has followed the career of the former U.S. ambassador to...
Christmas is different this year: The Earth is on fire. Across the west coast, ashes lie where great forests once stood. Climate scientists explain to we who...
Carla Piette Although it has received little notice, Pope Francis introduced a new pathway to sainthood on July 11, 2017, recognizing individuals who, although...
As the holiday season approaches, many parishes are undoubtedly preparing to launch annual gift drives to mark the season. Some will hang ornaments on a tree...
As a chilly dusk falls over a dark industrial park in Aurora, Colorado, a few figures emerge from the shadowed back doors of a large, rust-colored building...
Two weeks ago, Sister of Social Service Simone Campbell announced that she was stepping down from her post as executive director of NETWORK Lobby, a role she...
For decades, Catholic Relief Services CRS) has been one of the world’s leading humanitarian aid agencies, serving and supporting vulnerable populations...
In the preface of editor Nicholas Cafardi’s new book, Voting and Faithfulness: Catholic Perspectives on Politics (Paulist Press), he writes, “This book, if it...
