Those educated in vintage Catholic schools, like myself, were often supplied with seemingly iron-clad proofs that our church was the "true" church. It certainly worked. Every morning for over eight ...

Perhaps technology has changed everything. But God is still here, still wiring humans for connection and presence. We’re right to be wary of the perils of thin community, like loss of meaning and, ...

How do we reconcile educational practices that often push toward individual achievement with the biblical call to mutual service and interdependent community? Care for how we live together and seek ...

Last year, I wrote a column about the new East Coast province of the Society of Jesus and never once mentioned that, in addition to priests, there are Jesuit brothers. They take the same vows, live in ...

Mahatma Gandhi, a seriously spiritual figure, wrote "Where there is love, there is life." But is that true of celibate religious communities? To seriously consider joining a religious community is a ...

John 2:1 is a terse opening to an episode that situates the mother of Jesus at the Cana wedding, while Jesus and his disciples are appendages to her presence. Notice that Mary is not mentioned by name ...

A passionate pro-life student at a Christian college in California has successfully founded a pro-life club despite the school's rejection of her initial plan. Linda-Isabella Rendon is a sophomore pre ...