Peace in our times
As we prepare this editorial early in the week, we do not know in what situation the United States will find itself vis-a-vis Iran...
The life, death, funeral and legacy of Pope Benedict
Normally the death and funeral of a successor of St. Peter takes place within the context of a major distraction. The routine shock that...
The critical importance of Catholic schools
Sunday begins the 40th Catholic Schools Week in the United States, focused this year on how Catholic schools strive to form students for “faith,...
Divine Mercy and the Eucharistic Revival
Catholics can easily recall when Jesus instituted the Sacrament of the Eucharist: during the first Mass, which began during the Last Supper with the...
Seeing and witnessing
On Tuesday, while visiting Slovakia, Pope Francis celebrated an Eastern Rite Liturgy and preached about the Triumph of the Cross. He began by quoting...
Repairing the relationship between priests and bishops
On October 19, the results of the National Survey of Catholic Priests were released by The Catholic Project and the Department of Sociology the...
Welcome to the post-Roe America
We now live in a post-Roe America. Thanks to the June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v....
Knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord
As we celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost this weekend, we conclude our meditations on the gifts of the Holy Spirit...
Afghanistan and Haiti
On the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis addressed the crowd assembled in St. Peter’s Square after they had prayed together the Angelus. “I...
Night and the cross
“And it was night” (Jn 13:30). The Gospel notes Judas’ departure from the Last Supper to go off and betray Jesus with these words. John...
