Commentaries
An unexpected voice, a painful message
The Vatican's lead investigator of all clergy sexual abuse reports worldwide, for 17 years, might have the worst job in the church, observes Greg Erlandson. Msgr. John Kennedy's honesty, and insights, are revealing.
Lessons in morality and philosophy in a superhero movie
Richard Doerflinger takes a good look at the Spiderman, Batman and Avengers movies, and in them sees society's struggle with moral decision making and what happens when utilitarianism isn't even useful.
The good Samaritans under arrest
As thousands have died at the U.S. southern border, kind people are offering the migrants water and food but are facing criminal charges. Moises Sandoval believes we can't let human suffering overwhelm our humanity.
The works of God made visible
Elise Italiano Ureneck does not know the reason why good people suffer from cancer and die too young. But with faith she notices selfless acts done out of love and for love.
State-sanctioned euthanasia is not about love
Archbishop Anthony Fisher gets the reason why people may favor euthanasia. He was totally paralyzed and in terrible pain. Facing unfixable human suffering requires hard loving, not killing, he argues.
Theaters for ‘movies,’ churches for ‘worship’ in the Netflix age
Movies, sports and concerts are cultural liturgies because they draw upon our longing to be part of something bigger than ourselves, writes Brett Robinson. Young people today are seeking something bigger in the real world, not in fantasy.
Watch for the ‘Lord of the dance’ among us
As Effie Caldarola watched her teenage nephew sway to the music, she caught a glimpse of the divine when a pretty young woman asked the young man to dance, regardless of his Down syndrome.
Blending health care with focus on faith, family
Maureen Pratt tells of a a Catholic children's hospital that involves the family in all aspects of care. It's cutting edge care with attention to a child's worldview in order to "reveal the healing presence of God."
Out of order, but still holy
Despite our efforts to restore marriage and family life to its God-given fullness, we will not transform the culture until we truly begin meeting people where they are, writes Gina Christian.
It’s Pride Month. I’m Catholic. How do I respond?
Karl Miller is a Catholic gay man who has a three-point plan for building a bridge of dialogue between the Catholic community and the gay community through education, evangelization and prayer.