Opinion

U.S. flags are taped on a shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Bogota, Colombia, July 1. (CNS photo/Nathalia Angarita, Reuters)

Real presence in a time of ongoing pandemic

Aug 2, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: Minimizing the anxieties of Catholics around their return to churches while inadequately addressing the prophylactic need for masks in congregational environments where vaccination statuses remain unknown is beyond irresponsible.

A leavened flatbread akin to pita has been made in the Middle East since before the time of Christ. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)

Column | Scripture for Life

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our greatest potential

by Mary M. McGlone

Jul 31, 2021

Scripture for Life: Jesus' sharing of himself as the bread of life illustrates the greatest potential of human life. The Son of God entered our history not to wow us with miracles, but to show us how we can live as Paul suggests: as new selves, people truly renewed in spirit.

Jesuit Fr. John W. O'Malley, author of "The Education of a Historian: A Strange and Wonderful Story" (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)

Book Review

Jesuit John O'Malley's memoir tells his 'strange and wonderful story'

by Massimo Faggioli

Jul 31, 2021

Book review: The Education of a Historian, the just-published memoir by influential Jesuit Fr. John W. O'Malley, helps readers understand some enormous differences between Catholicism in the mid-20th century and today.

A Clericus Cup player from the Collegio Urbano in Rome (Chris Kelly)

'The Holy Game' is a deep dive into seminarians and soccer

by Rose Pacatte

Jul 31, 2021

Movie review: Documentary filmmakers Brent Hodge and Chris Kelly set out to chronicle the Clericus Cup, a soccer tournament for seminarians in Rome. But fascinating personal stories "changed the course of the film."

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Real presence in a time of ongoing pandemic

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our greatest potential

Jesuit John O'Malley's memoir tells his 'strange and wonderful story'

'The Holy Game' is a deep dive into seminarians and soccer

Pillar: Shoot for the stars and land in the gutter

Your thoughts on cracking down on the Latin Mass

Remembering a Mexican migrant murdered at the border, and the life she never had

Masks, vaccines and rights in the land of freedom and liberty

NCR wouldn't have published the Grindr story. Here's why.

Links: 'Know Your Enemy,' billionaire bribes and 'Latin Mass Hysteria'

Editorial: Threatening Catholic migrant shelters threatens religious liberty

Prosecution of Cardinal Becciu shows Francis' reforms will be hard to reverse

Communion ban misrepresents Biden — and most Democratic-voting Catholics — on abortion

Links: Race in schools; China's map complaint; Republicans vs. public health

As Cardinal Becciu goes to court, Francis' financial reforms also on trial

Catholic sisters embrace the gifts, navigate the pitfalls of social media

The Olympics are a mess, but we still love them

Bo Burnham's 'Inside' and the limits and possibilities of COVID-era art

Being a grandparent is about being in awe

'Space Jam: A New Legacy' shows us why we should fear algorithms

Gut-wrenching book highlights digital oppression of Black women

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Unreasonable expectations

Confessions of an exhausted Catholic

On World Day for Grandparents, let's remember LGBTQ grandparents, too

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