In light of all the news about clerical sexual abuse, a lot of Catholics are struggling with their faith in God and faith in the Church. My wife and I recently spoke at an event sponsored by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. It
It’s hard to know what’s worse. The recent revelations about ex-Cardinal Theodore “Uncle Ted” McCarrick’s decades-long career as a sexual predator or all the priests, bishops and fellow cardinals who knew about his behavior but did nothing. Of course, none of this
Addressing the deep divisions in our country and our Church was the focus of a recent gathering of Catholic leaders in Washington, D.C. Hosted by The Initiative for Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, the invitation-only event brought together
Recently, standing behind a mom in line at Disney, I heard her reflect to a friend, “I don’t know how my kids’ teachers puts up with them all day.” People often feel ambivalent about family vacations. We can’t wait to go on
In citing an ancient heresy, Pope Francis reminds us that God does care what we do with our bodies
In this week’s Gospel, the disciples who encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus return to Jerusalem to tell what happened (see Lk 24:35-48). In the middle of their story, Jesus appears again, terrifying everyone. The disciples think he is a ghost.
“The human family is, in a certain sense, the icon of the Trinity because of the love between its members and the fruitfulness of that love.” — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI God wants us to know and love him intimately. But how