What our aging politicians can learn from Pope Benedict XVI’s historic resignation

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

Pope Francis has a problem with American Catholic ideologues. Maybe he’s talking about you.

Latino participation is important: Recent polling data suggests that more than half of U.S. Catholics under 30 are Latino. Overall, Latinos make up more than 40 percent of Catholics in the United States.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.

Reflection for Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

Why are Latinos leaving the Catholic Church? And where are they going? In Phoenix, Grace Walk Church has welcomed those searching for a spiritual home away from the Catholic Church

All Catholics in Phoenix, on some level, felt the sting of the sexual abuse crisis. Dozens of priests and deacons were accused, leading many of us to question our faith. Have we come to terms with it?

Reflection for the Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr, by J.D. Long-García