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Westminster Abbey 20th Century Martyrs (Flickr)
Faith
Drew Christiansen
Saints are tests of our willingness to be thoroughly converted.
Young candidates for confirmation attend a visit by Pope Francis in Milan in March 2017. (CNS photo/Massimiliano Migliorato)
FaithFaith in Focus
Reynold Joseph Paul Junker

It was not until I was confirmed, at about age 10, that I got a chance to pick a name for myself—a second name, but still a name that, unlike my baptismal name, was my choice.

FaithFaith in Focus
Michael Sean Winters
Why must we turn our eyes from suffering? A reflection on my mother’s death.
Faith
James Martin, S.J.
The long dark night of Mother Teresa
FaithFaith in Focus
Rabbi Daniel F. Polish
The Days of Awe, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, afford Jews an opportunity to reflect on what the enterprise of Jewish life is all about. As with all religious traditions, it must be about more than the symbols or institutions of our respective communities of faith. For Christians,