Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger responds to a 2001 America article by Cardinal Walter Kasper on the relationship between the universal church and local churches.

Stars are an apt image of God in our lives. But what ones see in the heavens depends upon one’s stance on earth.

Is it just me?  Am I the only one let down by the holiday?

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

The Dignity of the Vulnerable By Meghan J. Clarke‘The dignity of the human person and the common good rank higher than the comfort of those who refuse to renounce their privileges” (No. 218). In a simple sentence, Pope Francis summarizes the bedrock of Catholic social doctrine: human dignity

Some people, focused almost exclusively on numbers, are concerned that religious life is in decline. This narrows our ability to see what God is doing.