Commentaries
Latin America fired up about synodality
Spanish-speaking Catholics did a superb job coming together for a full week to talk about dreams, visions and challenges for the church in the continent, writes Hosffman Ospino, who hopes U.S. Catholic do something similar, and soon.
Youth know how climate change is like hairspray
Children understand that climate change is working unseen more than adults who act as if it is not there, writes Dan Misleh. We must rise to the threat, lower the temperature on our civic discourse and embrace disillusioned young people.
Sliver of mercy allows grace to break through
We deserve justice, but not mercy -- which is why it is such a precious gift, writes Father Anthony Federico. It's hard to choose being merciful, but so is being a Christian.
Because he first loved us, show mercy
Acts of mercy and forgiveness both simple and profound are all around us, observes Shemaiah Gonzalez. Showing mercy is part of who we are as Christians.
Year three of COVID reveals technology’s limits
Our relationship with tech has tarnished, observes Father Eric Banecker. Catholics must live in the real, and invite people to real, live experiences of worship and communal life.
Listen up with an open heart
The anatomy of "listening with the ears of our heart" may seem odd, but it's a wise way to communicate in a world of too much arguing and not enough listening to our brothers and sisters in charity, writes Father Thomas Dailey.
This week, see the power of Catholic higher education
Catholic colleges and universities can transform students, and through them, change the world, writes Sister Kathy Dougherty of Neumann University during Catholic Schools Week.
Red line of political divide will continue after Roe
Greg Erlandson observes that Americans' attitudes to abortion have become polarized, but overturning Roe v. Wade may join respect for life and commitment to poverty relief as a positive outcome.
Should Catholic health care survive?
Richard Doerflinger charts the attacks on Catholic hospitals on the federal and state levels, forcing the hospitals to violate their mission or close their doors -- and endangering everyone.
Compare our times of despair to ‘madness’ of late ’60s
Jesuit Father Richard Malloy finds it helps to look at other times of distress and learn how people overcame disappointment. Exhibit A: The American civil rights movement during 1966-67.