Scripture for Life: Jesus didn't tell parables as comforting bedtime stories. Parables should wake us up. The first sign that we are hearing Jesus' message is that it makes us uncomfortable.
Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo said he understands the pope's choice of him as "recognition of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, which in my opinion is very much alive and remarkably dynamic."
Young Voices: Wouldn't it be great if we in the pews would be trusted enough to be seen and heard within liturgy and therefore within our community? I'm challenging myself to see others better.
The Field Hospital: St. Nicholas parishioners have an excellent track record when it comes to doing the work of charity. But we've uncovered several reasons why social justice hasn't been on our radar screen.
Scripture for Life: Jesus didn't tell parables as comforting bedtime stories. Parables should wake us up. The first sign that we are hearing Jesus' message is that it makes us uncomfortable.
Your thoughts: Pope Francis warned Sept. 10 that ideology is "infiltrating" the religious teaching of some quarters of the U.S. Catholic Church, and said that in past centuries such infiltrations have led to schisms.
As expenses of clergy sex abuse cases have prompted dioceses to lay off staff and sell property, there is growing evidence that more Catholics are not contributing to diocesan appeals because of the scandals.
A Kansas jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions.
An overwhelming majority of Americans – 83% – said they support conscience protection rights for health care professionals because they should not be forced to perform procedures against their moral beliefs.
Distinctly Catholic: The biggest winner of last night's debate was the Democratic Party as a whole: Almost all the candidates delivered their best performances to date, they were in command of the issues and the contrast with the incumbent president was as stark as it could be.
The Vatican officially released Sept. 21 the full list of participants, auditors and collaborators for October's hotly anticipated global meeting of Catholic bishops from the Amazon region.
The Field Hospital: St. Nicholas parishioners have an excellent track record when it comes to doing the work of charity. But we've uncovered several reasons why social justice hasn't been on our radar screen.
In an industry that faces fallout from the sex abuse crisis, changing parish demographics and institutional disaffiliation, many Catholic publishers see these challenges as an opportunity to serve.
The killing of Fr. Paul Offu triggered a massive protest by priests in the Diocese of Enugu, who marched through city streets. Many priests have been killed or victimized in Nigeria in recent times.
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sexual abuse offenses, has lodged an application with Australia's High Court to appeal his guilty verdict.
Scripture for Life: Jesus didn't tell parables as comforting bedtime stories. Parables should wake us up. The first sign that we are hearing Jesus' message is that it makes us uncomfortable.
Covering Climate Now: Drought, deadly rust disease and plummeting prices have taken a toll on Guatemala's coffee industry, the largest rural employer in a country among the most vulnerable to climate change.
Season of Creation Daily: Earth teach me. Take a look at the world through the lens of "single use" — things we use only once and then toss. Toss into the …?
Covering Climate Now: From allergies and infectious diseases to pregnant mothers, newborns and mental health, climate change is impacting medicine across the spectrum.
Book review: Many of us struggle to see how science and religion can work together, and for many years, Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio also compartmentalized the two.
Book review:Political Theology of the Earth explains that apocalypse — whether of politics, environment or religion — doesn't mean the end times. Instead, it is kairos, "the time in which something can be done."
Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo said he understands the pope's choice of him as "recognition of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, which in my opinion is very much alive and remarkably dynamic."
It's Happening: I've long admired the Koch brothers for their decadeslong support of causes and non-profits that I also see as worthy. Let's start with their opposition to American militarism.
Scripture for Life: Jesus didn't tell parables as comforting bedtime stories. Parables should wake us up. The first sign that we are hearing Jesus' message is that it makes us uncomfortable.
Acknowledging evidence that "for several generations" the Catholic Church has not sufficiently taught its core truths, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky has called for all ministries of the Diocese of Peoria to be "intentionally centered" on the Real Presence in the holy Eucharist.
Book review: Many of us struggle to see how science and religion can work together, and for many years, Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio also compartmentalized the two.
Commentary: The pope's edgy remarks to reporters, warning about "ideology" infecting theology and saying schism could happen, indicate that the drumbeat of criticism is angering and preoccupying him.
In Kenya, almost one in five girls aged 15-19 has already had a baby or is pregnant. The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd welcome young women at their Annunciation Home Crisis Pregnancy Center...
For what could be the first time in the 176-year history of the Diocese of Little Rock, a diocesan tribunal submitted formal documentation to the Vatican on an alleged healing miracle of a former Arkansas college student.
