Commentary & Columns Catholic Social TeachingCommentaryImmigration and Migration Analysis: New immigration policies risk sending migrants back to failed states, war zones Gina ChristianFebruary 7, 20256 min read As part of swift and sweeping changes to immigration policy, the Trump administration is aiming to end or severely curtail two forms of immigration status that have been granted to hundreds of thousands escaping war, disaster, violence and humanitarian crises — Temporary Protected Status and humanitarian parole. Read More Commentary What is keeping you from heaven? Ava LalorFebruary 7, 20255 min read The only one who can keep us from heaven is ourselves. Read More CommentarySaints Meditating on Christ’s passion with St. Thomas More Lauretta BrownFebruary 6, 20255 min read These last written words from St. Thomas More offered a timely reminder to have courage and lean on Christ in the face of struggles new and old for his strength “is made perfect in weakness.” Read More CommentaryHealth CareRespect LifeThe Catholic Difference Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine George WeigelFebruary 6, 20255 min read The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form. Read More CommentaryMarriage & Family Life Marriage: A sacrament of lasting love Heidi and Cory BusseFebruary 5, 20256 min read Married life gives us a glimpse of the eternal union of God and his church and calls each spouse to build the other up for everlasting life in heaven. Read More CommentaryEucharistQuestion Corner Question Corner: Can you receive Communion twice in one day? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 5, 20254 min read A faithful Catholic may indeed receive holy Communion twice in one day — but the second reception must be within the context of a Mass. Read More CommentaryImmigration and MigrationReligious Freedom Freedom of worship for migrants Bishop Kevin C. RhoadesFebruary 4, 20254 min read While a raid on church property may not be a legal threat to religious liberty in every circumstance, it is certainly a moral one. Read More CommentarySaints On the journey toward sainthood Effie CaldarolaFebruary 4, 20254 min read We remember Brother James on Feb. 13, the anniversary of his martyrdom, and pray for a miracle to advance his cause for canonization. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Lunar New Year: This Year Takes the Snake (Cake) Rita BuettnerFebruary 3, 20254 min read The timing of the holiday is always just what I need—a festival that arrives in between the gap of the rejoicing of Christmas and the warmth and light of springtime. Here we are in the in-between times, celebrating with food and loved ones and fun. Read More Commentary You have my permission to cry and shout Elizabeth ScaliaFebruary 3, 20254 min read How many of us are walking around with broken hearts because we won’t permit ourselves the medicine of weeping and fully feeling the things we’ve determinedly repressed because we want that illusion of strength? Read More Previous 1 … 61 62 63 … 306 Next