No one fully understands the role of deacons in the church—and maybe that’s a good thing
The unsettled condition of the diaconate may actually be a beneficial force, especially at a time when the church is experiencing what Pope Francis called an “epochal change.”
This postwar Catholic mayor of Florence was a nonpartisan firebrand. We need leaders like him today.
Giorgio La Pira had strong ideas but was no ideologue. He was motivated by the simple principles of human dignity and the common good.
Don’t let A.I. become your master
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Wysocki
Wisdom, hope and vigilance
November 8, 2026, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Apologies to both Holy Scripture and William Shakespeare, but it seems that one of the playwright’s famous lines from Hamlet, “The readiness is all,” may serve as a fitting summary of this Sunday’s readings, which emphasize wisdom, hope and vigilance.
The two things we must do
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop, by Valerie Schultz
The Catholic case against institutionalizing people with disabilities
Catholics should raise our voices—and the church should use its considerable influence—to prevent coerced institutionalization from becoming the future for our brothers and sisters who have disabilities.
Fate of South Africa’s democracy on the line in Nov. 4 elections
South Africans will go to the polls on Nov. 4 in what will be the most important local government elections since the dawn of its democracy.
Interview: Archbishop Broglio warns U.S. soldiers are increasingly at risk of ‘moral injury’
The idea of “moral injury” has been a matter of growing concern to Archbishop Broglio, especially in an era of battlefield acts that are increasingly managed at a physical and moral distance by operators in the U.S. military.
Cardinal Czerny on the spirituality of social justice: ‘Keep it simple and keep it close’
The spiritual antidote to feeling helpless about is not running from the world’s problems but facing them head on.
The Baltimore priest taking guns off the city’s streets
Since 2023, Father Mike Murphy has led a gun buyback program with the help of the Baltimore Police Department and with the support of the local archdiocese.
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