In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.| Catholic Review
This year’s Rite of Election in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was beautiful. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen was filled to overflowing. Nearly 800 catechumens and candidates for reception into the church were joined by their godparents, sponsors, families and friends.| Catholic Review
Peter and Paul could not have been more different from each other. But the liturgical wisdom that brought these two towering saints together in a shared feast underscores the fact that the church needed both the fisherman and the Pharisee -- and still does.| Catholic Review
Utterly life-changing was the day I learned that the Hebrew word most frequently used for "sin" (hhatah) is understood by scholars to mean "missing the mark."| Catholic Review
Life asks us to say yes through the pain. Jesus asks us to follow where we do not want to go.| Catholic Review
The U.S. Supremes kicked the can down the road in St. Isidore. But the cause of school choice continues. And it will ultimately prevail, because it’s the will of “We, the People.”| Catholic Review
Pope Leo has assumed the Petrine ministry as old ecclesial divisions have reared up anew and as heightened polarization has weakened the church's unity and mission.| Catholic Review
“I guess I created a monster,” our adult daughter mused, as I lined up yet another episode of “The Amazing Race.” I knew that when she moved back in with us to save money for her upcoming wedding, she’d bring her tastes in entertainment — and her streaming logins — with her. What I didn’t realize was how much I’d be using them.| catholicreview.org
Sometimes it seemed as if Pope St. John Paul II could do just about anything — do it well, in fact — if he simply set his mind to doing it. This impression of uncommon giftedness would by itself have been enough to give his pontificate its special aura.| catholicreview.org
The idea of union with God is, for most people, alternately attractive and terrifying.| catholicreview.org