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When I have a child in my psychotherapy office, I spend the first session building rapport and getting to know my new client. I do this through games, art, a little bit of lollipop bribery, and a whole lot of questions. Along with inquiring about their preferred foods, friends, and hobbies, I almost always ask […] The post What can adults learn from the simple practice of recess? appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
In February 2025, the Department of Education sent a letter to federally funded colleges and universities. In the letter, often called the “Dear Colleague” letter, Craig Trainor, the department’s acting assistant secretary for civil rights, threatened to revoke funding if the institutions didn’t get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, suggesting that such […] The post Competing views on DEI are shaping Catholic higher ed appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
On June 17, 2025, Holy Family Parish, a Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by an Israeli shell that killed three people and injured several others. This church, where over 600 people—including Palestinian Christians, Muslims, young children, and disabled individuals—continue to shelter in amidst death and destruction, is the same church that Pope Francis called […] The post How the logic of collateral damage demands human sacrifice appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
Readings (Year C): Sirach 3:17 – 18, 20, 28 – 29Psalm 68:4 – 5, 6 – 7, 10 – 11Hebrews 12:18 – 19, 22 – 24aLuke 14:1, 7 – 14 Reflection: We are called to make a home for the poor God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor. Today’s headlines, […] The post A reflection for the twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
Mother, Creature, Kin By Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder (Broadleaf Books, 2025) “How’s Mom doing?” When I was pregnant, every nurse or doctor seemed to ask this question. The first few times, I paused, waiting for someone else to answer. Who’s the mother in the room? Later, I started to chafe at the title, well-intentioned though it was. […] The post What we’re reading this month: August 2025 appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
“And so [Anna] turned [Mary’s] bedroom into a sanctuary. . .”(Infancy Gospel of James 6:4) There are gospels that aren’t part of our Bible, what we call apocryphal books. These include the gospels of Mary, Judas, Thomas, etc. The story of Mary’s presentation in the Temple, which we celebrate on November 21, comes from the gospel of […] The post Create a private sanctuary—but don’t just stay there appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
My grandma would have been 99 in September. She made it to April 22, outliving Pope Francis by one day. She was never his biggest fan. The arc of Grandma’s political universe was the half-century push to overturn Roe v. Wade (she was 95 when it finally happened). As someone who turned on the GOP […] The post Love and politics make family life complicated appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
Arriving to the United States as a teenage undocumented migrant—a refugee from his native El Salvador—Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington, D.C. proceeded along the path taken by most immigrants: night school to learn English, hard work in multiple jobs, paying taxes, and eventually seeking and earning U.S. citizenship. Menjivar-Ayala says he felt a calling […] The post An immigrant bishop calls the church to reclaim its prophetic mission appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
At an Apache sacred site in Arizona, Chi’chil Bildagoteel—known in English as Oak Flat—Catholic sisters joined Apache elders and youth this year, on July 18 through 20, for a weekend of prayer and peaceful demonstration for Oak Flat’s protection against the threat of becoming a copper mine. Surrounded by ancient oak trees, the nine sisters […] The post Nuns stand with Apache activists, as sacred ground is threatened appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
The high walls of writer Andriana Trigiani’s Greenwich Village home are lined with books of all shapes, sizes, and titles. It’s like a small-town library, but without the rectangular reading tables, or the archetypal librarian signaling patrons to keep their voices down. This library-like setting is Trigiani’s way of paying homage to the librarians and […] The post Adriana Trigiani’s novels testify to immigrants’ resilience appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
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