Asking the right questions
Philosophers Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko discuss the good life, virtue ethics and what philosophy can add to a believer’s life
Love your enemies!
Gospel reflection for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lk 6, 27-38)
Synodality and who gets to make the decisions
Ecclesiologist says the synodal process Pope Francis has launched poses serious questions to how authority is exercised in the Catholic Church
Read any good books lately?
In this digital age people do most of their reading on phones and other electronic devises but there is something truly special about “real” books
The enigma of knowing and this moment in Catholic history
The mystics understood the richness and limitations of human understanding and the partial capacity of language to carry the burden of spiritual matters
Guatemalan prelate says a bishop has to stay close to suffering
[Editor’s Note: This is the 12th in a series of articles by Inés San Martín exploring the state of the Catholic Church in Pope Francis’ home continent of Latin America. The 11th can be found here.] ROSARIO, Argentina –Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, has an undeniably tough gig. In his diocese, drug trafficking, […]
Catholic leaders in Arizona, Florida applaud new abortion restrictions
NEW YORK – Heads of the Arizona and Florida Catholic Conferences applauded the steps taken by each state’s legislature this week to advance legislation banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision expected by summer. In Arizona, the bill was passed Feb. […]
India government destroys 20-foot Jesus statue in Christian village
MUMBAI, India – Officials have destroyed a 20-foot-tall statue of Jesus that has been standing in a village in India for 18 years. The local administration said the statue was built on land reserved as an animal pasture, and claims its destruction was ordered by the High Court. However, Christian leaders from the region say […]
What do you think you are talking to?
Every day we are invited by God to allow him to have a bigger hand in our lives
Saint of the day: Conrad of Piacenza
St. Conrad was born into a noble family in northern Italy, and married Euphrosyne, the daughter of a nobleman. While he was out hunting one day, Conrad ordered his attendants to build a fire. The wind caught the flames, and spread them to nearby fields, forests, towns, and villages. Conrad and his men ran in […]