‘Catcher in the Rye’ at 75: America magazine’s critiques (and defenses) of the classic novel
America more or less atoned over the years for its initial dismissal of Catcher in the Rye.
The importance of rules—and freedom—for St. Paul
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis
What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV
The history of the golden rose reveals the shift of papal priorities from political alliance-building to devotional symbolism.
Ahead of Pope Leo’s visit, archbishop warns of a ‘a wounded Argentina, a divided Argentina’
“An Argentina in crisis awaits the pope, with a great number of very poor brothers and sisters,” Archbishop García Cuerva said.
What John Henry Newman shares with Fulton Sheen
A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Maurice Timothy Reidy
What it means for Catholics to ‘let your conscience be your guide’
On “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin welcomes James Keenan, S.J., a pre-eminent moral theologian at Boston College, to help tease out the finer considerations for forming our consciences.
The significant simplicity of the Our Father
A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, by Molly Wysocki
‘Amoris Laetitia’ at 10: The history, tensions and why Pope Leo wants to revisit Francis’ signature document
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” a look back at the tense 2014 and 2015 synods on the family and what Pope Francis decided in “Amoris Laetitia”
Pope Leo writes to Gaza priest after strike kills 5, including Christian mother, daughter: ‘How long, Lord?’
“Ever since hearing the painful news about Maysa and Mary, I’ve been praying for them, their families, and everyone in Gaza. ‘How long, Lord?’” Pope Leo wrote, echoing a lament from Psalm 13.
There’s a difference between being lazy and being still
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Will Martino
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