Why St. Augustine’s words on desire are some of the greatest spiritual insights ever written
Over my 25 years as a spiritual director, I don’t think I have quoted any line (apart from verses from the Gospels) more than St. Augustine’s dictum, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
Cesar Chavez and the spiritual immaturity of powerful men
Men who lack spiritual maturity have yielded—and will continue to yield—to a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde split between heroic persona and dark shadow.
A Scripture scholar breaks down the first witnesses of the risen Christ
What does it mean to preach resurrection into a broken world? In this first episode of our 2026 Easter series, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and New Scripture scholar Alberto Solano open up the post-resurrection appearances in John’s Gospel.
Trump threatened Iran’s ‘whole civilization.’ That’s a war crime—not a just war.
Should President Trump follow through on his threat of indiscriminate destruction of civilian infrastructure, he will have unambiguously committed a war crime.
US bishops’ leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’
In a post the same day on his social media website, Truth Social, Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
Not being recognized can be a blessing
A Reflection for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter, by Kevin Christopher Robles
Clavicular and Catholicism: The anxious, aesthetic faith of the new religious right
A new Vatican document provides a convincing critique of the new, terminally online segments of the religious right.
Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts?
A remarkable thing has been happening in the Catholic Church in the United States over the past few years: growth.
Artemis astronaut: Moon mission inspires wonder, prayer and unity
Asked by CBS News’ Mark Strassmann if he had an Easter message, Victor Glover — a Christian who has spoken publicly about his faith, citing Psalm 30 during his previous mission to the International Space Station — reflected on “the beauty of creation.”
Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world
Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis and called on Catholics to follow the late pontiff’s example in proclaiming the truth in a troubled world.
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