commeNTARY CommentaryMarriage & Family LifeSaints Meet 5 married couples who are saints Katie YoderFebruary 9, 20265 min read Catholics and people worldwide associate St. Valentine’s feast day with love and romance. Here are five married couples who are saints today because they lived out a vocation of love for each other — and for God. BooksCommentaryRespect Life Author of ‘Abortion and America’s Churches’ on history of abortion debate Charles C. CamosyFebruary 9, 20267 min read Abortion remains a divisive issue in the United States, and while the Catholic Church has taken a clear stand against abortion, different Christian groups have been divided on the issue in a way that has informed the advocacy and arguments surrounding it. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Dear Fans of Winter… Rita BuettnerFebruary 8, 20264 min read Dear People Who Love Winter, Just checking in here. See all that ice and snow? Yeah, that snowcrete that is our permanent backdrop now? The stuff we have children sliding all over trying to catch the bus or walk to school? Yup, that. It’s hard to miss. I will admit that it’s lovely and shiny […] CommentaryLent All sin is personal but all sin is social Kenneth CraycraftFebruary 8, 20264 min read All sin is social sin because all sin implicates all persons in a given community. This season of Lent is the time for Catholic Christians to demonstrate to the world that reconciliation can only come through repentance — not of the “nation’s” sins, but of our own. America’s 250th anniversaryCommentaryReligious Freedom A Quaker, Bavarian monk and Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Father Anthony D. AndreassiFebruary 8, 20268 min read In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the Catholic history of the mid-Atlantic offers a particularly revealing case. In New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Catholic life took shape unevenly, shaped as much by law and political culture as by migration and missionary effort. CommentaryYouth Ministry AI literacy: A digital examen for the soul Sister Hosea RupprechtFebruary 5, 20265 min read Much information about AI literacy is out there in the cyber ether, but with the Church and Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on keeping the human person at the center of AI, it’s important that people of faith take the time to examine their motivations for turning to AI. CommentaryWorship & Sacraments Silence in place of homily at daily Mass Leonard J. DeLorenzoFebruary 5, 20265 min read Even our churches have embraced verbosity, as if more explanation equals more faith. But the Church’s own law recognizes what we’ve forgotten: The homily at daily Mass is recommended, not required. CommentaryConsecrated LifeQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why are there so many different kinds of convents out there? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 4, 20264 min read We believe God gives us the kinds of consecrated life we need for the good of all the people of God. CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Cardinal Dolan: By no means finished yet George WeigelFebruary 4, 20264 min read As of Feb. 6, he will not be archbishop of New York. But Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in good health and full of energy, is by no means at the end of his ministry or influence. CommentarySports What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics? Bishop Thomas J. PaprockiFebruary 1, 20266 min read When we apply the principles of sport — faithful practice, obedience to the rules, resilience after failure, self-control, discipline and trust in a greater goal — to our spiritual lives, then our discipleship is strengthened and our soul is made stronger and better prepared to meet God. Previous 1 … 12 13 14 … 298 Next