What the Rwandan genocide can teach us about Christian hope
Where did the God of Rwanda go? It is clear now that God never left us!
Who are we to judge? How Scripture and tradition help to form our consciences
“What for some is freedom of conscience is for others simply confusion.”
‘Ghetto Gospel’: Life lessons from street scriptures
Hip-hop can strike a note that is thoroughly baptized in spiritual waters.
A Listening Church: Communications and collegiality in the age of Francis
How does a tradition of centralized hierarchy interact with a decentralized digital world?
Of Many Things
Awake, O sleeper: A meditation on Holy Saturday
One of the greatest Christian writers who ever lived is the unknown author of this ancient homily.
Letters
Reply All: America’s readers weigh in
Join the conversation.
Editorials
Efforts to curb campaign spending should begin at the local and state levels.
Small-donor matching can encourage a more diverse candidate field.
Books
The tumultuous history of labor, capital and Christian churches in Chicago
The tumultuous history of labor, capital and Christian churches in Chicago
How could a country that was 90 percent Catholic “disappear” Catholic priests and seminarians?
‘The Catholic Church and Argentina’s Dirty War,’ by Gustavo Morello, S.J.
Continental Conversion
‘Submission,’ by Michel Houellebecq
Film
The surprising earnestness of “Deadpool”
“Deadpool” is about a conflicted man whose fears lead him down a dark path.
Poetry
Celtic Urn: Manching, Bayern
In dark matter,the hot bolt of deer— brambled rack,coiled haunch,stone spoor. A great stagbridledbarely, its riderlongthrown. This traceof breakingfrom wild, hintof bit.
The Word
Witnesses to the Resurrection
“This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead” (Jn 21:14)
The Lamb and the Sheep
“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me” (Jn 10:14)
Columns
Is Donald Trump bent on world conquest?
Mr. Trump is not Hitler so much as our own Silvio Berlusconi.
Current Comment
When it comes to drones casualties, knowing ‘how many’ is not enough.
Much can be masked even by a seemingly open accounting of military operations.
Editors: The presidential primary calendar is patently unfair.
It is long past time to find a better way to select presidential nominees.
Law and order at the border
Border Patrol’s discipline system fails to deter corruption, excessive use of force
Faith
Witnesses to the Resurrection
“This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead” (Jn 21:14)
Awake, O sleeper: A meditation on Holy Saturday
One of the greatest Christian writers who ever lived is the unknown author of this ancient homily.
First Monday
Why the Supreme Court needs nine justices
Most modern vacancies have been filled within six months.
Generation Faith
Light the Way: Following my grandfather’s example of faith
My candle will keep my prayer for you alive even after my mind moves to more earthly things.
Of Other Things
College Orientation: ever-evolving and evergreen challenges
It’s no wonder that student stress levels are through the roof.
Signs Of the Times
Obstacles in Jerusalem
Israeli restrictions on reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Holy Week and Easter are part of the current Israeli government’s policy of making Jerusalem an exclusively Jewish city, Yusef Daher, secretary general of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center, alleged in March. Deploring the net
Longing for the green flash
Reality has become like the green flash—readily demonstrable, yet still contested.
News Brief
On March 18 Vatican officials confirmed a papal visit to Armenia was “being studied” but denied that it had already been set for June 22-26. • The John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City is launching a research program to pursue treatments for a variety of rare, genetic
Crisis of Indifference?
Pope Francis in his Palm Sunday homily on March 20 decried what he called indifference to the refugees flooding into Europe, making a comparison to authorities who washed their hands of Jesus’ fate before his crucifixion. The pope abandoned his homily text to lament Europe’s handling of
Catholic Agencies Struggle With Dual Crises of Terror and Drought
A Catholic aid official warned that church life faces “grave disruption” from Boko Haram in Cameroon, and a local bishop said the Nigeria-based group had caused a “psychosis of fear.”“This movement opposes all Western values and is also hostile to Muslims who won’
Drug Abuse Dilemma
With Massachusetts facing a growing epidemic of opioid addiction, the state’s Catholic bishops urged in a statement released on March 2 that action be taken to quell the epidemic. “The abuse and misuse of opioids has become a national and local epidemic…. On average, four people lose t
Finding Safe Water a Deportation Risk for Some Residents
Imagine turning on the tap in the morning and seeing something that “looked like toilet water coming out of your faucet,” in the words of one Catholic leader. That’s been the reality facing thousands of residents of Flint, Mich., every day for more than a year. Now, imagine looking
Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis brings new transparency to the cost of making saints.
That there were abuses in the system was long known
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