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.

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 […]

Everything is connected. We are, all of us, connected, and we’re intimately connected to the natural world that is now under such duress.

A quick fib about eating the last piece of cake is obviously not on the same level as a lie in a business transaction that causes a family to lose their entire savings.

What’s especially interesting to me as a communicator is that, at its core, this synod demands good communications skills of its participants.

Earlier this week, I learned that one of our family friends, Rev. David Allen, S.J., passed away.

God takes our imperfect worship and is grateful for whatever we offer, but what he wants above all else is a heart focused on him.

In a world in which only knowledge that is derived from the scientific method is regarded as true, such miracles may reinvigorate the faith of those doubting Thomases for whom seeing is believing.

Every year, between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15, the United States observes Hispanic Heritage Month. The observance began as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and, in 1988, was extended by law into a full-month celebration.

There are some situations where the usual in-depth formal process for marriage nullity is not required.