Mercy was essential for my mental health journey. Now I want to pass it on to others.
Trying to be a perfect Christian can be taken too far.
Brazil’s newly elected Lula has a chance to work with the Catholic Church to serve the common good
Priorities for Mr. Lula as he becomes president include addressing the food insecurity that affects more than half of the Brazilian population, as well as the restoration of the economy and democratic normalcy after Mr. Bolonaro’s populist rule.
Review: The difference between ‘becoming like God’ and ‘playing God’? The virtues of humility and gratitude.
David McPherson’s new book on the importance of placing limitations on our ambitions and desires touches on existential, political, moral and economic questions.
Nevertheless, the widow persisted
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
The power of reflection and gratitude
Nov. 20, 2022, The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe in Ordinary Time: We have an opportunity for thoughtful reflection on the past and planning for what is on the horizon.
Do you have a favorite psalm? Today’s is mine.
Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
Pope Francis on World Day of the Poor: Do not listen to ‘prophets of doom’ but instead ‘light candles of hope.’
In his homily for the sixth World Day of the Poor, the pope advised Christians not to yield to resignation but instead to “seize opportunities” to spread the Gospel and help the weakest.
Egypt hosts COP27 on climate change: Can Africa’s concerns finally get on the agenda?
“Loss and damage” because of climate change—the idea that the worst affected emerging economies receive compensation from affluent nations that have contributed the most to global warming—has for the first time been included on the agenda.
Covid, 9/11, Florida: I tried to find something to blame for a Jesuit’s death. Nothing stuck.
When our superior told us that Jerry Huyett had died in Florida, I realized, in a way I never quite had before, a very basic thing; maybe the most basic thing of all: Life ends.
New USCCB leadership, Catholic voting and closed-door sessions: U.S. bishops prepare for annual meeting
This will be the first meeting of U.S. bishops following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision, a long-time goal of many Catholic activists that continues to drive U.S. politics.