Commentaries
To make it to Mass, how far would you go?
Many Catholics easily drive to the nearest parish of their choice. But in the future, writes Greg Erlandson, Catholics will have to drive much farther, or do without, because the number of priests won't match expectations.
My blessed friend and saintly model, Msgr. Joe Corley
Msgr. Ralph Chieffo remembers how his late friend and ordination classmate lived as a disciple of Jesus and a priest throughout his life. Even in his final agony his spirit of love, peace and joy remained.
Top 5 benefits of attending a Catholic college
Writer Chloe Bennet reviews the reasons that teenagers searching for the right college or university should consider the opportunities of Catholic institutions, large or small.
Behold, the real world beyond the screens
"Behold" announces the holy, and in today's world of distractions, we should take time to put down our phones and behold those we love -- to hold them in holy attention, writes Laura Kelly Fanucci.
Icons on ammo boxes
George Weigel reviewed a Ukrainian Catholic art exhibit in Philadelphia that shows the transformation of the lethal into the life-giving, even as they support healing from persecution here and now.
A massive clean up for the crisis of fatherhood
As Father Eric Banecker reads a new novel about a wayward father, he thinks about abusive spiritual fathers in the church. The grace of renewal marks the way forward, even if it is painful and slow.
The Declaration of Interdependence
The text that announced the creation of the United States actually affirms not a self-serving individualism, but the need to work together for the common good, writes Gina Christian.
How to drink like a saint
During the summer with its parties, ball games and more leisurely pace, Oblate Father Thomas Dailey raises a toast, in moderation, to the virtues of sipping an adult beverage in celebration of life.
In tumultuous times, first listen to the darkness
These transitional times challenge our core beliefs and question about our fundamental notions: should we look for as it was or as it will be? Sister Ann Heath faithfully watches for signs of light amid the darkness.
Drowned by indifference
If only the deaths of a father and his daughter in the Rio Grande really were heartbreaking, then we might be moved to address the suffering and causes of 70 million people migrating worldwide, writes Gina Christian.