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A Mass is celebrated at Star of the Sea Catholic Church in San Francisco. (iStock/yhelfman)
FaithDispatches
Robert David Sullivan

Compared with other Christians in the United States, Catholics are more likely to attend church to please other family members—and are significantly less likely to go because they “find the sermons valuable.” Those were among the findings of a Pew Research Center poll released in August. Pew interviewed 4,729 U.S. adults, including 844 self-identified Catholics, last December to find out why they regularly attended church or stayed away.

FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
We were not meant to run, were not meant to be hunted. We were meant to be loved.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
This week, we talk with Maka Clifford of the Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota.
FaithFaith in Focus
Peter J. Vaghi
Crisis management and best business practices have their uses, but they cannot replace true Catholic leadership.
Father Burke Masters, Chicago Cubs' chaplain, takes part in a practice with players during spring training in March 2016 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. Cubs Manager Joe Maddon invited Father Masters to practice with the team. (CNS photo/Ed Mailliard, courtesy Topps)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’LoughlinDominic Lynch
While Father Masters enjoys the perks of being a baseball chaplain—watching games when he has the time and even taking batting practice with the pros—he sees his job as a form of ministry.
FaithFeatures
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J.
Jesuit institutions need to offer persuasive alternatives to the dystopian narratives that shape our personal and institutional psyches.