By Jennifer Fitz | At 10:30 on a school night I texted my daughter: Is everything okay? She had gone with her friend’s family to watch a ballgame. When she rolled in five minutes later (“I...
By Jim Graves | In my years working as the newspaper editor for the Diocese of Orange in Southern California, I enjoyed the opportunity to have lunch many times with an elderly priest who worked in...
By Edward Pentin | Pope Francis renewed his appeal for little Alfie this evening, saying in a tweet that the “suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of...
By Hudson Byblow | To all who gave Fr. James Martin a standing ovation at the 2018 LA Religious Education Congress, I’m grateful for your openness to grow in your understanding of the heartfelt and...
By Rebecca Hamilton | I grew up in a household with several rifles and shotguns. I learned to use a rifle at a young age. I was also taught gun safety in a rather rigorous fashion by my Daddy. I’ve...
By Sherry Antonetti | “Ask and ye shall receive.” We’ve all heard those words and their promise. “For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened....
By Edward Pentin | Soon after the publication on April 9 of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on holiness, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), various scholars were invited to give their...
By Elisabeth Deffner | Is there such a thing as a “typical seminarian”? “Guys are coming from all different walks of life — so what’s the typical candidate for vocations?” asks Father Sam Ward,...