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A few years ago I was taking the New York City subway home from a softball game with some other team members, including our...

Two moral pillars of the Bible

On Jan. 29, at churches across the world, Catholics heard the Beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel. It...

The church’s focus on the poor is based on ministry of Christ, Vatican cardinal tells local Catholics

Because Christ came to the world in poverty and first proclaimed the Gospel to the poor and margin...

Thriving young adult event makes parish vital

Theology on Tap takes place at various parishes around the Archdiocese of Chicago each summer, bu...

Why does God allow violence to exist in the world?
- Christians are obliged morally to combat injustice wherever it is and to work tirelessly for the salvation of souls

The mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12 shocked and grieved many ...

Cardinal George was a lion of the American church - Father Barron reflects on the mind and meaning of a spiritual father

Cardinal Francis George, who died last week at the age of 78, was obviously a man of enormous acc...

Mary’s month

The month of May, in Catholic devotional life, is d...

The pope and Valentine's Day

Recent popes have taken to meeting with engaged and...

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