Month: November 2024

Scripture for Life:  Today’s Gospel gives us an apocalyptic vision amazingly applicable to our days. Lest we think we’re unique, people throughout the ages have felt the same — and …

Soul Seeing: In the winter, birdwatching can teach us spiritual lessons.

In the U.S. today, evangelical, charismatic and conservative Christians continue to tap into the martyrdom mythology.

From indie gems, to box office movie stars, to Hallmark favorites, these new films offer a delightful range of unique stories that are perfect for the season.

“The Scripture readings at the end of the liturgical year are the biblical equivalent of dystopian science fiction,” writes Fr. Thomas Reese. Those ideas “can lead us to despair, to …

As a Catholic philosopher and avid student of Aquinas, I am always fielding questions about whether this medieval saint is “still worth” reading today, nearly 800 years after his birth.

Even with substantial consensus on many issues, the perception of polarization often drives public discourse. This misalignment can be exacerbated by partisans with something to gain.

Francis, the comic strip: Leo takes mercy on a turkey in need of a pardon. 

Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents. …

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Legislative Texts are setting up a working group to study how “spiritual abuse” can be defined and punished in …