The story of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 is supposed to be about God's just and peaceful kingdom. Then the king said to ...

Our spiritual community extends beyond humanity. And your creaturely companion could be waiting for you to join them in ...

Allison Holst-Grubbe offers a reflection for the twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 11, year A: To be clothed in ...

Allison Holst-Grubbe serves as a cantor and Director of Community Engagement at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church and The Franciscan Center for Urban ...

Margo Morin is a Pastoral Associate and Spiritual Director serving at a large senior living community in Massachusetts. She has over 30 years of ...

But St. Francis of Assisi is someone who still matters today, and in some surprising ways. In our time marked by increasing ...

Meredith Anne Miller is an author and the co-pastor of Pomona Valley Church, an online and dinner church based in SOuthern California. If you make a reference to a story from Judeo-Christian scripture ...

One night, I came home late from work and took off my shoes at the door, as is my family’s custom. Walking in barefoot, I stepped on my son’s Legos that had been left out and cried out in pain: “Jesus ...

In the Gospel of Luke an angel visits a young woman in Nazareth named Mary and asks if she will bear the Messiah. Mary says yes. Then, presto! Mary becomes pregnant with Jesus. This is known as the ...

After Elaine Pagels’ young son died of a rare lung disease, and later when her husband was killed in a climbing accident in the Rockies, friends would often comment that her faith must be a real help ...

When it comes to enemies, we rarely think twice. Our response is emotional and reflexive. If something comes from them, we’re against it. Whatever it is they’re saying, it’s wrong. Whatever they want ...

For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite readers to submit their responses to ...