“Jesus announces to us that God is not an idea or an abstract doctrine, but God is the one who ‘contaminates’ himself with our human woundedness and is not afraid to come into contact with our wounds,” the pope said.

I could not imagine someone loving all of me: my mind, soul, corny jokes, leg weakness, kidney issues.

The assignment came with a long list of rules: Don’t ask somebody else in the class. You have to ask in person. You ask, you pay.

Many if not most single people may struggle with how to celebrate Valentine’s Day, if they choose to do so at all.

While much progress still lies ahead, Sister Nathalie Becquart’s appointment as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops marks an inflection point for women’s leadership in the Catholic Church.

God’s forgiveness, offered also through our words and actions, enables us to experience an Easter of fraternity.