People like us who come to visit the properties have the same quiet demeanor one finds in a cemetery. We walk among ghosts.

In order to marry in the Catholic Church, a couple does need to be at least open to life in principle — but it is not a requirement that children necessarily be foreseen as a realistic possibility in the intended union.

Tips for parents on managing children’s worries about school shootings

As students of all ages return to the classroom, educators are faced with all the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help or hinder their students’ learning.

I don’t want to say I’ve become a college move-in enthusiast, but I love our nieces and nephews, and I love visiting college campuses.

Wonder takes time; it is more than surprise and interruption. Wonder is a relationship of intimacy, where you find yourself in awe at something that is beyond you, which becomes more fascinating the longer you dwell with it.

Sometimes people have the mistaken idea that “annulments” are some kind of Catholic-approved divorce, but this is not at all accurate.

This is the church I saw on the pilgrimage: poor, weak, stripped of pretenses, yet strong in suffering and stronger in Christ. This is the church I walked with.

The Body of Christ is a beautiful, diverse family. We are single and married, divorced and widowed. We have built families through adoption and fostering, marriage and birth.

Summer is coming to a close, and the school year is beginning.