Commentaries
Faced with searing injustice, we complain about statues
If the church’s reaction to America's moment of racial reckoning was judged by Catholic media platforms and social media, God would find us lacking, writes Patrick Walsh.
Living in communion amid deaths without farewell
The pandemic has taken the lives of family and friends to which Hosffman Ospino could never say goodbye. He knows he may never see some folks again, but joins them in the communion of faith.
Isolated in hospital, deacon relies on wife and God
Deacon Michael Kubiak's check up led to a sudden hospital stay of two and a half weeks, a struggle with loneliness and isolation, and prayerful reliance on God's presence.
Actions, not intent, break through systemic poverty
Carolyn Woo points to one example of how a university, philanthropists and an urban community are putting college in reach for many. Such actions can inspire us to work for change.
Cheer up, and count your blessings in these hard times
The daily news is a gauntlet of doom, but Greg Erlandson sees the global collaborative effort to find a cure to the pandemic, and the many small acts of everyday heroism.
Counting the blessings of God’s diverse creation
Sister Ann Heath reflects on the true meaning of Christmas, even in the summertime, to reawaken a future full of compassion, hope and goodness to be shared by all.
Sanger, Serra and a deadly double standard
The founder of Planned Parenthood and the saint who built the California missions aren't getting the same historical treatment, and the consequences are ultimately fatal, writes Gina Christian.
‘Hamilton’ tells how to save our flawed America
The big Broadway hit airing in this chaotic summer offers three ways Americans can preserve this country and help it live up to its ideals of equality and justice, writes Father Eric Banecker.
We’re all called to conversion — especially our parishes
Parishes exist in a new reality, not of the past, and that requires a change in mentality on the part of clergy and laity, writes Oblate Father Thomas Dailey.
How Catholic organizations are weathering the pandemic
Parishes, schools and Catholic Charities need your support -- as does your diocesan newspaper, which tells the Catholic story honestly and fully, writes Greg Erlandson.