If foster care works as it is designed to, that sacrifice will lead to goodbyes. The tension can be brutal. It’s also profoundly Christlike.

“What I’d like to see is the breaking down of this notion that there are the professional Christians—who are the priests, the bishops, the religious and many lay people—and the recognition that we’re all part of this together.”

Pope Francis has announced he will travel to the French island of Corsica on Dec. 15, visiting France just a week after the scheduled reopening of Notre Dame that he will not be attending.

Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.

What looks like a half empty pint glass would overflow a teacup. And we can actually control the size of our glass.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Leilani Fuentes

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

I use a motorized wheelchair and communication device because of my disability, cerebral palsy. Parishes were not prepared to accommodate my needs nor were they always willing to recognize my abilities.

Age and its relationship to stardom is the animating subject of “Sunset Blvd,” “Tammy Faye” and “Death Becomes Her.”