Commentaries
If Jesus ate with sinners, we can talk to relatives
Thanksgiving dinner can serve up explosive conversations over religion and politics with our families. But Christ calls us to pull up a chair and meet each person with love, writes Laura Kelly Fanucci.
The real question of Biden and Communion
The debate over politicians receiving Communion has been wrongly framed, argues an editorial. Catholics should instead reflect on what they've done to help form others in the faith, while Catholic lawmakers who refuse to follow church teaching should step aside.
Stop the assault of climate change, by all means necessary
As outlined at a recent Vatican summit on decarbonizing the global economy to mitigate climate change, it will take more than individual effort but sustained corporate investment, argues Carolyn Woo.
Saints like Judee Bavaria inspire us when we need them
Melissa Fordyce tells of a Catholic leader in the aging services field who not only proudly showed her faith in the office, but also created a culture that embraced faith as a way to work better.
Remember our dead to affirm life
Through faith in Christ's resurrection, we can honor deceased loved ones with a sense of fiesta and rejoicing, writes Hosffman Ospino. Through the victory of life over death, we celebrate relationships that bridge the visible and the invisible.
Death and life intertwine in a season of souls and saints
The waning light and chill winds of autumn remind us of our mortality, writes Moises Sandoval. Yet we remain connected to our deceased loved ones through the bonds of love and our communion in Christ.
Clamor over Vatican II misreads church history
Decades of debate, war and secularization shaped the church's encounter with the modern world long before the council, writes George Weigel. By understanding their past, Catholics can better engage in the present while envisioning their future.
Genocide of Syrian Christians demands action, justice
In barely 15 years the Christian population of Syria and Iraq has plunged from about 2.5 million to less than 500,000. The methodical cleansing of the region's Christian population is a shameful, silent genocide.
If Plato had headphones: Seeing the real in a crowded world
A new ad for Bose headphones has Brett Robinson thinking about our perceptions of reality, God's grace at work in the world, and the kind of modern progress that renders us blind and deaf.
As ‘nones’ flee religion, what’s a parent to do?
The number of people who have no religious affiliation jumped 50% in 10 years. Greg Erlandson sees families and church leaders grappling with the trend, and doing the best they can for kids.