The pandemic’s tragic impact on human life in the United States is told daily by the mounting numbers of dead Americans. We’re above 651,000…
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Haiti can’t catch a break. Time and time again — from the turn of the 20th century right up to the present — the…
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As their children return to school this year, families are holding tightly to one of the three theological virtues of faith, hope and love….
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The latest omnipresent Facebook poll asks what purports to be a simple yes or no question: Do you personally know anyone who has had…
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A monk who professed solemn vows at the Abbey of Gethsemani earlier this month was 30 years old before he encountered Christianity. Brother Abel…
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First the good news. Last week the South Carolina Supreme Court blocked the planned executions of two inmates. Now the bad. The executions are…
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In the introduction to “Fratelli Tutti,” the 2020 encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, Pope Francis discusses the simple life of St. Francis of…
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Memorial Day weekend is always a time to honor the men and women who have lost their lives in service to our country. It…
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Why is it so difficult for our political leaders to arrive at legislative solutions and procedures for immigration reform that are compassionate, just and…
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When Joseph E. Kurtz first became a bishop in 1999, he chose for his episcopal motto “Hope in the Lord,” a phrase from Psalm…
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