St. Jean de Brébeuf’s life, like the lives of all the North American Martyrs, has much to teach us about working and living among those who are different from us.

Francis of Assisi is a good example of why the legends should never overshadow the life, Father James Martin writes. For within his life lie many surprises awaiting those who are willing to meet Francis on his own terms.

On this feast day of his favorite saint, James Martin, S.J., shares a reflection on Therese of Lisieux.

The stunning news that a soon-to-be-saint was excommunicated for urging the church to take action against a sex offender is a reminder of the virulence of the crimes of clerical abuse.

I was thinking of a Top Ten Parable list, but for some reason a Top Twelve List seemed right to me.

Many of us today remember C. S. Lewis for writing the books which led to the film series “Chronicles of Narnia.”