West Bank’s last Christian village threatened by extremist Israeli settler attacks
“The situation is getting worse by the day. It is dangerous and unsafe. You are worried about your life and about the lives of your children,” Victor Barakat, a dual U.S.-Palestinian citizen, said.
‘Very casually Catholic’ White Sox owner Bill Veeck would have loved ‘pope hat’ night
Known for his quixotic ballpark gimmicks and unique promotions, Bill Veeck was also an advocate for racial integration and a generous Catholic philanthropist.
Socialism is back in style. Is today’s version compatible with Catholic social teaching?
The problem for Dorothy Day, and the Catholic Church, was socialism’s focus on class conflict at the expense of the concrete love of individuals.
San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller announced that a tribunal of canon lawyers authorized by the Vatican found John Mary Foster guilty of “a crime against the faith for his refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff.”
A trust and confidence that astonishes
August 23, 2026, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday, our readings offer a reflection upon the character of those entrusted by God to serve a people.
Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program
Florida’s bishops issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.
The medieval understanding of intelligence is exactly what we need in the age of A.I.
Exercising restraint in the use of A.I. will require a paradigm shift in how human intelligence is essentially conceived.
God can heal our hardened hearts
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church, by Kat O’Loughlin
Mary of the Ashes, Pray for Us
When the wildfires swept through Spokane, I found a new devotion to Mary.
To know God, let go of ego
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman
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