A Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Julian Paparella, who was 25 years old when he addressed hundreds of bishops in that assembly, joins Zac and Ashley to shed light on the dynamic at work inside synods.

Pope Francis draws inspiration, especially from psalms and legal texts, to remind humans of our shared status with creation.

A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII, by Michael O'Brien

St. Bakhita was able to experience service not as slavery, but as an expression of the free gift of self.

Pope Francis today called for “the immediate release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza and, at the same time, expressed his deep concern at the “total siege” imposed by Israel on Gaza.

Brian Doyle's essays, fiction and poetry all offered powerful reflections on finding the beautiful and the divine amid life’s struggles.

“The synod is not a council. It does not take decisions as a council does. Its task is to discern, not decide,” one synod member explained to me.

Can I get an amen?