This story has no moral, only a great joy for Mrs. Toole, and a great sadness.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin

Watching the same character fall short of redemption, or meaningful contrition, over and over again, dozens of times, is torture.

“We’re getting to a very dangerous situation worldwide,” the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states said, “and it wouldn’t take much to make things even worse” and to arrive at “a world in conflict.”

This moment is an opportunity for trusted adults, and especially faith leaders, to connect with young people and find out how their spirituality is connected to their feelings about Dobbs v. Jackson.

Fra’ John Dunlap is one of the few professed religious of the Order of Malta and is the first North American to lead the Order as the lieutenant of the grand master.

Starting with Pope Francis footwear in 2017, Sock Religious now makes and sells products honoring Mother Teresa, St. Ignatius, and all manner of Catholic heroes.

The pope told Catholic communicators they have an important role to play “through media education, networking Catholic media and countering lies and misinformation.”

Pope Francis says he will make “a penitential pilgrimage” to Canada July 24 to embrace and contribute to healing and reconciliation with its Indigenous peoples

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García