Keep your eyes on Christ
Deacon Dan Burns
I recently returned from a business trip to China. I was struck by the culture of striving and technology that exists there. In the past 40 years Beijing has grown from a city that once had oxen drawn ...
Bilingualism is our Catholic treasureHosffman Ospino
How many languages do you speak? I speak two, English and Spanish. I can also read comfortably in two other languages. My wife and children are bilingual and so are most of the people with whom I worship ...
St. Lawrence and the treasures of the ChurchFather Steve Grunow
Today (8/10) the Church celebrates the witness of Saint Lawrence, who was brutally tortured and killed because he would not renounce his Christian faith when commanded to do so during the reign of the ...
Making the right choice for your childKathy Mears
As we contemplate the end of summer and the beginning of fall, we all know that our schools will soon reopen to thousands of students and their teachers. We also know that for some families, a school ...
Wisdom's FeastScott Hahn
The Wisdom of God has prepared a feast, we hear in today's First Reading. We must become like children (see Matthew 18:3--4) to hear and accept this invitation. For in every Eucharist, it is the folly ...
Eddie Gaedel and his championDick Flavin
67 years ago, on Aug. 19, 1951, in the second game of a doubleheader, the St. Louis Browns -- now the Baltimore Orioles -- pulled a surprise switch on their opponents, the Detroit Tigers. In the bottom ...
Bright spotsRussell Shaw
It may seem crazy to speak of bright spots in the scandal surrounding Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, and admittedly they are few in number and not terribly bright--in no way comparable to the harm this ...
The 'poor in spirit'Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. One of the beatitudes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Does that mean those simple-minded people who don't ask any questions? (Lake Monticello, Virginia) A. I like ...
The Power of a ComplimentFather Ron Rolheiser
Thomas Aquinas once suggested that it's a sin to not give a compliment to someone when it's deserved because by withholding our praise we're depriving that person of the food that he or she needs to live ...
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Culture & Events
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Making the right choice for your childKathy Mears
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Eddie Gaedel and his championDick Flavin
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Bright spotsRussell Shaw
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Letter to an angry friendGreg Erlandson
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The current crisisGeorge Weigel
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A crisis regarding the responsibility of church authoritiesGreg Erlandson
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Summer is finishing, the need isn'tDebbie Rambo
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So far, so goodDick Flavin
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A Church of sinnersRichard Doerflinger
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Faith & Family
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Bilingualism is our Catholic treasureHosffman Ospino
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Wisdom's FeastScott Hahn
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St. Lawrence and the treasures of the ChurchFather Steve Grunow
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Keep your eyes on ChristDeacon Dan Burns
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The 'poor in spirit'Father Kenneth Doyle
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Never againJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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Take and EatScott Hahn
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A welcome revision to the CatechismArchbishop Jose H. Gomez
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The Reform of the Clergy, Phase IIFather Roger Landry
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Why is Michael a saint?Father Kenneth Doyle
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Spirituality
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The Power of a ComplimentFather Ron Rolheiser
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One Catholic ChurchMichael Pakaluk
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Why I Believe in GodFather Ron Rolheiser
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Standing on New BordersFather Ron Rolheiser
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Policy needed to address bishops' violations of the vows of celibacyCardinal Sean P. O'Malley
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A Slur that Cuts DeepFather Ron Rolheiser
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MourningFather Ron Rolheiser
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Stirring the Smoldering Ashes of our FaithFather Ron Rolheiser
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Time for tough loveFather Eugene Hemrick
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On Being the Beloved DiscipleFather Ron Rolheiser
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In Depth
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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A conversation about 'Humanae Vitae' may finally be possibleCharlie Camosy
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Cardinal O'Malley: 'We join in the national mourning'Cardinal Sean P. O'malley
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