Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels, although just under one quarter of the nation’s Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis.

While I would never wish this disease on anyone, it has prompted a personal eucharistic revival of sorts within my own spiritual life.

The possibility of a “fourth order” of deaconess in the Catholic Church has become part of the conversation around women deacons. But is it the right response?

I use a motorized wheelchair and communication device because of my disability, cerebral palsy. Parishes were not prepared to accommodate my needs nor were they always willing to recognize my abilities.

A Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Terrance Klein

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a part to play in the church’s work.