Pat Robertson and others appear to have abandoned the notion that political action has the ability to improve the lives of the governed.

We need to revisit the views of this 16th-century reformer on hospitality now more than ever.

In his position, others might have begun to hate the world. Instead, Thomas Merton found he could not leave it alone.

Last month, Jason Stockley, the white police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, was acquitted. How did the city of St. Louis respond?

Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church's role in erasing Lakota culture.

The courageous witness of 'unarmed prophet' Ben Salmon—precisely one century ago—anticipated a major development in Catholic doctrine on war and peace,.