Sara Perla responds to an article about the Catholic Church in the Associated Press by Tim Sullivan. She writes: “Sometimes when you are part of a subculture, it is really important to step out of it or to be shown what it
Americans’ enduring fascination with the British Royal Family is highlighted by the recent surge of speculation and concern on social media platforms regarding the whereabouts and well-being of Catherine, Princess of Wales, following her absence from the public eye due to planned
Audrey Assad, a musician whose career centered around Catholicism, began her journey away from the Church around 2013. In this she is far from alone. A 2021 Pew survey found that three-in-ten adults in the U.S. describe their religion as “nothing in
Do you feel like you just don’t fit in at your parish? Writer Sara Perla hears you and has some advice. “Every day — and I do not think this is an exaggeration — there are Catholics on social media claiming that
Too often, Catholics try to communicate the incommunicable parts of the Faith, like oversharing what they think God has told them or trying to fully explain how God led them to their particular vocations. Sara Perla writes that, when it comes to
When something bad happens in our life or in the life of a loved one, we often respond with “God forbid!” But, as Sara Perla writes in her latest essay, Christians should refrain from this phrase. She writes: “The desire to say
In a new essay, Sara Perla addresses the worrying numbers of young people leaving the Catholic Church and what parents can do about it. She writes: “Everyone knows (I think!) that parents have the primary responsibility for raising their children in the