One of the joys of witnessing Pope Francis’ first weeks in office was to see him keep people guessing. Was he going to live in the Apostolic Palace or not? Would he wash the feet of females in the ...

I recently read Rachel Held Evans’ newest book, “Searching for Sunday – Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church.” Evans’ blog, rachelheldevans.com, put her on the map for young writers of spiritual ...

As the church debates whether to allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion, it is surprising we have not heard more about a similar struggle experienced by Jesus. It is the ...

“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” (Lk 5:30). In Lent, we often ask ourselves, “What will I give up?” We default to denying ourselves something enjoyable or even important in ...