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God, Community, Mission: A Call to Christian Community
(Photo courtesy of the Sisters of Life) By Mother Agnes Mary, S.V. “The people who died in Dachau shaped my adult life.” With these...

Guest Contributor
Jun 166 min read


Serving the Family, Serving the Church: The Dual Vocation of a Deacon
Abram with his wife and children. (Photo provided) “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training...

Guest Contributor
Jun 134 min read


Why We Need the Eastern Churches, In Pope Leo XIV’s Own Words
Pope Leo XIV greets participants of the symposium “Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity” in...

Jared Staudt
Jun 124 min read


Faith and Algorithms: A Catholic Software Engineer on Pope Leo’s Call for an Ethical Use of AI
Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. (Photo:...
Joseph Kneusel
Jun 126 min read


Yes, it’s our war, too
(Photo: Unsplash) In late May, Trump administration officials at the highest level, frustrated by what they regard as Vladimir Putin’s...

George Weigel
Jun 113 min read


Is Biohacking Playing God? A Christian Take on Health, Longevity and Humility
A patient seeks out red light therapy, which is said to have positive effects on skin and overall health. (Photo: Pexels) The Promises of...

Mallory Smyth
Jun 96 min read


Petrocentrism: a problem?
(Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) One hundred fifty-five years ago, when the freshly minted Kingdom of Italy conquered the rump of the Papal States...

George Weigel
Jun 43 min read


Love the Church and Step Boldly Into the Mission
St. Joan of Arc by Albert Lynch, c. 1903. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) As we begin a new papacy with Pope Leo XIV, we find...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jun 24 min read


Miscarriage, Grief and the Closeness of God: One Mother's Story
(Photo: Lightstock) By Meg Stout Yesterday began, what I am sure will be, one of the longest two weeks of my life. We learned that our...

Guest Contributor
May 303 min read


The Surprising Truth About Zeal for Souls (And Why You Might Not Have It Yet)
(Photo: Lightstock) “Do you have zeal for souls?” My mentor asked me that question point-blank, and I wasn’t quite sure what he meant. I...

Tanner Kalina
May 285 min read


A Catholic fix for American higher education?
(Photo: Unsplash) Why are so many American colleges and universities in crisis? Drew Gilpin Faust, an accomplished Civil War historian,...

George Weigel
May 283 min read


How Art, Scripture and Tradition Come Together in Mary’s May Crowning
Madonna of the Magnificat by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1481. Tempera on wood. 46 in × 47 in. Uffizi, Florence. (Photo: Public...

Elizabeth Zelasko
May 234 min read


Pope Francis on the Economy, Capitalism and the Noble Vocation of Business
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican....

Paul Winkler
May 234 min read


Old and New: The American Pope Takes on AI
Pope Leo XIV addresses the media from around the world who were present in Rome to cover the conclave that elected him as pope. (Photo:...

Jared Staudt
May 224 min read


Staying In is the New Going Out: How Catholics Can Engage in the Social Landscape
(Photo: Lightstock) Last year, I sat on my porch with my neighbor and proudly showcased a small rosebush. Once, it had been failing, but...

Mallory Smyth
May 215 min read


Getting foreign aid right
(Photo: Unsplash) Rhetorical restraint is not prominent in Washington these days. Given the volatile personalities involved and the...

George Weigel
May 213 min read


4 Ways Pope Francis Helped Shape My Motherhood
Pope Francis is hugged by a young visitor at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo: Vatican Media) I was...

Allison Auth
May 154 min read


Hopes for a new pontificate
“Have no fear! Trust in the Lord.” Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Coeli on...

George Weigel
May 143 min read


Time to Get to Work: Pope Leo XIV and Evangelization
(Photo: Vatican Media) Imagine for a moment you were made a bishop by Pope Francis in 2015. Now imagine you were made a cardinal just two...

Tanner Kalina
May 93 min read


How to Help New Moms this Mother's Day and Every Day
(Photo: Lightstock) Pressure. That’s the feeling many new moms experience in the months (and years) after having a baby. One day, you are...

Allison Auth
May 94 min read
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