Review: The Mets and the history of class and race in New York City
In ‘Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team,’ A. M. Gittlitz fuses his interest in leftist sociopolitics with his love of baseball, or, rather, his very specific love of the Mets.
Bishop Michael Martin’s ambitious plan for Charlotte
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Bishop Michael Martin, O.F.M. Conv., of the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop Martin sparked headlines in 2025 when a document leaked with plans to restrict the Latin Mass and other liturgical practices in his diocese.
Marriage or the priesthood? Pope Leo XIV shares advice for discerning one’s vocation
Pope Leo XIV has shared his advice for how to discern one’s vocation, starting with the importance of creating space for interior silence to “hear what the Lord desires for our happiness.”
What makes people believe?
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Alessandra Rose
Pope Leo calls for ‘generous inclusion’ of those attached to the Latin Mass in letter to French bishops
Pope Leo XIV lamented the divisions surrounding the celebration of the Latin Mass and called on the French bishops’ conference to find solutions that include those attached to the old form of Mass.
Keeping God’s word
A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Maurice Timothy Reidy
Bombing civilians in Iran to spare soldiers violates moral and international law
The principle of sparing civilian lives is a cornerstone of international law. And the hatred caused by the killing of noncombatants jeopardizes long-term peace.
Christ’s Passion in Matthew and the psychology of death
A Homily for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, by Father Terrance Klein
The High Ethic of Love
March 29, 2026, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: This Sunday’s Gospel of the Passion will provide our first glance at the tragedy that followed, one that will take place on yet a different mount, Calvary.
Dear James Talarico: No, the Annunciation does not justify abortion
Some traditions are too sacred to be politicized. The Annunciation is one of them.
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