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A border encounter. Photo courtesy of Jesuit Refugee Service.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
The limbo experienced by asylum seekers waiting to be admitted to the United States and the traumatic experiences that forced them to leave their home country in the first place take a profound psychological toll.
The Rev. Bryan Massingale gives a sermon on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu — The Associated Press
The Rev. Bryan Massingale is a Black, openly gay Catholic priest. His goal: convert the hearts of the faithful to recognize racism in the church and welcome L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics.
Arts & CultureVantage Point
Myles Connolly
Myles Connolly on American Catholic writers: “I can’t read them, and few others can, for the simple reason that I and the others do not care to be bored.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Reilly Cosgrove
Dating as a young-adult Catholic in non-pandemic times was hard. Covid-19 isolation made it harder. It also gave me a new perspective.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an important move, Pope Francis has issued a decree, published “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), in which he has modified the internal structure of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
FaithFaith in Focus
Sarah Vincent
Knowing your spiritual love language can help you better understand how you show and experience love for the divine in your daily life.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
When winter regularly throws you more than 200 inches of snow, make an ice chapel.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
“The Book of Boba Fett” explored some classic “Star Wars” themes, including idealism and the importance of family, but ultimately veered away from getting too deeply into them.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
Feb. 20, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus calls us to love our enemies—not to passively accept injustice.
Daniel Zovatto and Mackenzie Davis in “Station Eleven” (photograph by Ian Watson/HBO Max)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Rob Weinert-Kendt
The journey of most of the characters in “Station Eleven” is from self-protective emotional withdrawal to vulnerability and connection.
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
At a time when our world contends with so many difficult issues, to see Hollywood imagining young people as our saviors raises serious questions.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Super Bowl Sunday is an opportunity like no other to get your message out there. So why doesn’t the Catholic Church ever use it?
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has set in motion the preparations for the Jubilee Year 2025, which he believes “can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust” after two years of pandemic and suffering.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
CatholicVote, an independent political advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit seeking information about how the government and church-affiliated groups have gone about “facilitating a record surge in illegal immigration.”
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Paul and Maureen Moses run a weekend retreat that fulfills the infamous “marriage prep” part of getting married in the Catholic Church. And it’s wonderful.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
Although Benedict expresses regret that abuse happened on his watch, he does not take responsibility for any specific cases, and his lawyers maintain his innocence.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Sarah Vincent
Cryptocurrency is our culture’s idolatrous golden calf. We need to save ourselves (and our planet) from its empty promises.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Pope Francis will visit Malta from April 2-3, a Vatican spokesman said. More than 90 percent of the country’s 460,000 people profess to be Catholic.
Pope Francis visits with Pope Benedict XVI at the retired pope's residence after a consistory at the Vatican in this Nov. 28, 2020, file photo.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
In the letter, Pope Francis “speaks as a shepherd, as a brother” and “expressed once again his complete trust, his full support and also his prayers,” said the secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Kevin Spinale
Father Kevin Spinale, S.J. offers his thoughts on the two latest selections of the Catholic Book Club: ‘Miracles on the Hardwood’ and ‘I Came as a Shadow’.