I have been trying with all my heart—with all my mind, with all my soul, to live peaceably with a terror that has been grafted onto me.

An abridged text of a retreat talk given by Juan Ramón Moreno, S.J., to members of the Christian Base Communities in Nicaragua in 1988, one year before his martyrdom.

A church that can welcome homeless people only at their best will be a church where everybody fears to show their weaknesses.

When the Spirit is knocked out of you, you understand that it was never really yours.

In Iraq, I witnessed death and tragedy, and without faith, I had no way to process it.

It’s more likely that gala attendees will be taking inspiration from the lavish outfits favored by Pope Benedict than the sartorially understated Pope Francis.