Back in the 1980s, during a holiday get-together, one of the family elders, who was known for sweeping declarations, made a sweeping declaration: “You can’t be a Republican,” she said, “and be a good ...
Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-Eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...
The closure of 39 Catholic churches in Baltimore, effective Nov. 24, 2024, brings practical challenges and emotional impacts. Part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s “Seek the City to Come” initiative, ...
The group serves about 300,000 people annually, providing care for older Philadelphians, supporting at-risk youth, helping ...
When I joined Catholic Charities, it never crossed my mind that the U.S. Supreme Court would one day need to weigh in on whether our work is fundamentally tied to our faith. It seems self-evident — ...
Many conservative Catholics are upset with Pope Francis, who they complain is changing church doctrine, but they hardly blinked when Pope Benedict XVI got rid of Limbo, a Catholic doctrine that had ...
Even as a devout Catholic, I find myself in agreement with the writer of the recent letter, “Religion is not the only path to morality” (Oct. 10). Barbara Svoboda is correct that we could exist with a ...
COMMENTARY: St. Margaret Clitherow’s witness inspires Catholic women to integrate faith into their careers while keeping family at the center. L to R: Legatus founder Tom Monaghan, Catholic ...
With contributions written by more than 70 Catholic scholars and colleagues, this single volume provides an up-to-date commentary that is both scholarly and useful to ordained and lay ministers in ...
When the American Jewish Committee began working with U.S. bishops years ago to educate Catholics about antisemitism, they didn’t anticipate a global spike in the hatred they were trying to combat.
2021 continued to show our need to connect with each other and focus on important issues like our floundering commitment to democracy, the morality of getting a coronavirus vaccine, and Pope Francis' ...
When the American Jewish Committee began working with U.S. bishops years ago to educate Catholics about antisemitism, they didn’t anticipate a global spike in the hatred they were trying to combat.