A Wounded Healer for a Wounded World
April 7, 2024, Second Sunday of Easter: What do Jesus’ wounds have to do with the peace he brings into the world?
In sacraments, Christ chooses to be vulnerable.
A Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, Sunday of Divine Mercy, by Father Terrance Klein
Multiple states to place abortion on the ballot in November
Multiple states will have measures to expand access to abortion on their ballots in November, a key challenge for pro-life groups in the fall after their losses on similar contests in post-Dobbs elections. The Florida Supreme Court on April 1 simultaneously ruled that the state’s Constitution does not protect abortion access and allowed a proposed […]
Entering into a ‘Dialogue’ with the loving and merciful Lord
In some ways, St. Catherine of Siena might be considered the patron saint of the strongly worded letter. Her missives famously convinced Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome following a period where the popes lived in France for 68 years. Intensity was a hallmark of the 14th-century mystic who dictated her “Dialogue” in a […]
Cardinal Fernández’s highly anticipated text on human dignity to be released Monday
The Holy See announced to accredited journalists Tuesday that Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández’s new document, titled ‘Dignitas infinita,’ will be launched April 8 by the cardinal himself at a press conference.
Pope Francis Makes Peace Appeal While Holding Rosary of Slain Ukrainian Soldier
Pope Francis holds a rosary and New Testament that belonged to a slain 23-year-old Ukrainian soldier as he appeals for peace during his general audience on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The Pope held up the rosary at the end of his general audience after having made an emotional appeal for an immediate cease-fire in the […]
Iowa Governor Signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Paul Brady Facade of the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa. More than half of U.S. states have passed RFRAs since the federal government passed its version of the law in 1993.
All people of faith should stand against China’s Uyghur genocide
Christians and Jews have come together to support the U.S. civil rights movement and the end of apartheid in South Africa. The repression of the Uyghurs in China also demands interreligious unity.
Remembering Gerhard Lohfink, who wrote the best book on Jesus I’ve ever read
Father Lohfink’s book, ‘Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was,’ is a model of clarity, scholarship, insight, belief and, best of all, surprises, Father James Martin writes.
Cardinal Fernández’s highly anticipated text on human dignity to be released Monday
The Holy See announced to accredited journalists Tuesday that Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández’s new document, titled ‘Dignitas infinita,’ will be launched April 8 by the cardinal himself at a press conference.Read More