Being able to see God’s action in people and situations more clearly draws us out of ourselves to greater faith, which then, hopefully, leads greater participation in the life of Christ, including the life of the church.
Commentary
So much of evangelization depends on how we sow
People who say that we must plant and leave the harvest to God too often assume that planting is simple.
Analysis: Is the U.S. church’s Hispanic Catholic hope slipping away?
Hispanics account for nearly 71 percent of the growth of the Catholic population in the United States since 1960.
Chance encounter showed Brooks Robinson’s Catholic spirit
What I remember most about Brooks Robinson aren’t my professional experiences with him, but a small moment that I think sums up why he’s so beloved in this town.
That Time We Met Brooks Robinson
Our fifth grader went first, stepping up to meet Brooks Robinson who smiled and commented that our boy wasn’t in school.
Celebrating 19 years of marriage
Life is full of jumping spiders—and other things that are much more stressful and problematic. Nineteen years into marriage, I’m grateful that I don’t have to experience them alone.
How can I help?
The best part was discovering that serving others can be more fun than spending the afternoon doing what you thought you wanted to do.
Question Corner: Does insufficient faith keep us from being healed?
Catholics don’t believe that a lack of physical healing is due to some fault in the faith of the one suffering, nor can it be attributed to a lack of faith on the part of that person’s loved ones.
Archbishop Wenski: ‘Change the narrative about migration’
The U.S. can overcome the challenges of migration if we recognize the opportunities the immigrants themselves offer.
Reasons why St. Francis is a model of synodality
We should be disciples like St. Francis, striving our best to imitate our master, he who was poor and willing to lay down his life in reparation for our sins.
Cardinal Dolan: Are Sunday Masses just too long?
An hour-and-a-half Mass — not just on solemnities, but every Sunday — has become normal, and they candidly propose that this is one of the factors driving people away.
A taste of a child’s birthday joy
As I sat in the waiting room, I thought I might have a few minutes to myself. Then the door burst open, and a mother and her two little girls came hurrying into the room. Fairly quickly, the older girl caught my eye and recognized me as an appreciative audience. She picked up her 3-year-old […]