Shannon Evans

Jesuit Fr. James Martin's newest book explores everyday deaths and resurrections through the biblical story of Jesus and Lazarus.

The best way to thank the mother figures in our lives this Sunday is not with flowers and breakfast — although those can be sweet gestures — but rather by taking one actionable step for a more just world in their honor.

May 4 is traditionally celebrated as "Star Wars Day" among aficionados of the beloved franchise. To join in the fun — and since Star Wars has deeper spiritual implications than it is given credit for — we've compiled a list of NCR's best reviews of everyone's favorite space fantasy.

Joyce Rupp hopes her new book will show readers that they are not alone in what they experience and find encouragement and inspiration to face what seems daunting for them or their loved ones.

NCR's news editor and Vatican correspondent sat down with contributor Sr. Rose Pacatte in Rome to discuss their experiences of visiting the body of the late Pope Benedict XVI, and to reflect on his complicated legacy.

Dorothy Day "loved people and they annoyed her to no end. She loved the masses and yet craved solitary time. She smoked constantly until she was in her 40s and gave all her possessions away for the entirety of her life."

Watch: NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters sat down in Rome with San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantu and theologian Cathleen Kaveny to discuss the importance of Pope Francis' decision to promote McElroy to this esteemed position.

Book excerpt: Could motherhood rewild itself into a healing and nourishing space in which to dwell? Dare I hope that if freed from the meddling of outside hands, my soul could be its own self-sustaining ecosystem?