Just as Scripture describes Moses’ face as shining after he encountered God (Ex 34:29-30), the disciples evidently thought that Jesus’ divine encounter caused his own face to shine “like the sun and ...

Many of us were baptized as infants, so we have no memory of the event. A real memory of the day would mean so much! In a way ...

It is, as we say, “original.” It is larger than us, inherent in the life to which we are born, the humanity we join. We are ...

Lenten music and hymnody aim to lift us up and call us back to the two primary themes of this season of preparation for ...

Four years into the war, when Russian attacks on the power grid in the middle of a brutal winter have caused suffering for ...

As we embark upon the first Sunday of Lent, we begin with the second reading, from Paul’s letter to the Romans. Though his rhetoric is somewhat oblique, he outlines two choices set before humanity and ...

One of my favorite pieces of spiritual wisdom comes from Carlos Valles, S.J., which I read during my Jesuit novitiate. Father Valles wrote, “If you always imagine God in the same way, no matter how ...

Jesus isn’t calling us to be perfect but rather to act more in the image and likeness of God. He tells us not to fall into complacency and love lazily and instead step up and face the challenge of ...

If you have ever performed stand-up comedy, you know it sends your senses into overdrive. Yet for many, once they have stepped up to the mic for the first time, they can’t stop stepping up. There is ...

Miracle: The Boys of ‘80” aptly balances archival footage and contemporary reactions, offering an exciting sports documentary while also pulling on the heartstrings with its nostalgic tone.

The Norwegian Trappist bishop of Trondheim was chosen by Pope Leo XIV to preach at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel.

John Carr's vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares ...