Focus

What does it look like to be gay – and a practicing Catholic?

Dec 20, 2015

More than 10 years ago, Joseph Prever found himself scouring the internet for anything that might help him: he was gay, Catholic, and confused.
Food for Thought

Dec 18, 2015

In 2013, Pope Francis called for the Year of Consecrated Life, lasting for most of 2015 until Feb. 2, 2016.
Emulating the consecrated life

Dec 18, 2015

In 2013, Pope Francis declared a Year of Consecrated Life, starting Nov. 30, 2014, and ending on the World Day of Consecrated Life on Feb. 2, 2016.
Am I a consecrated Christian? Are you?

Dec 18, 2015

I don't know about you, but never once did I welcome guests to our home by prostrating myself on the floor out of reverence for Christ's presence in them.
Catholic leader in Central African Republic sees positive effects of papal visit

Dec 17, 2015

A Catholic leader in the Central African Republic has said Christian-Muslim ties were affected positively by Pope Francis’s on November 29-30 visit and his simple message of living peacefully.
Will we be allowed to disagree about marriage in the future?

Dec 16, 2015

The future of a diverse and pluralistic public square is at stake in the debate over marriage and sexuality, said one legal scholar at an event in D.C. sponsored by the Atlantic.
Target: Christian-populated slums in Pakistan

Dec 15, 2015

“The Church is growing.” You’ve heard that said about any area where persecution is prevalent.
Know that I am God

Dec 14, 2015

Although the word "contemplation" isn't found in the Bible, the idea of contemplation certainly is.
Food for Thought

Dec 11, 2015

In a 2012 speech to the world Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion said that “contemplation is very far from being just one kind of thing that Christians do.”
Contemplative time doesn’t require ‘getaway’ time

Dec 11, 2015

The contemplative life, as many know it (or at least envision it), suggests getting away from it all, being in nature, to contemplate and discern the deeper, more profound aspects of life.