by Melissa Gillie For nearly my entire adult life, I’ve worked with children and young people in some capacity: camp counselor, mentor, youth group leader, speaker at high school or college events, and more. I’ve been the one with the “wisdom” to share, usually about my Catholic faith, sharing my …

On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special jubilee year along with plenary indulgences. by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM ET Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. …

by Kevin J. Jones Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2020 / 16:17 pm Last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked the first without Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, Ala in 1965. “I’m …

by Emma Cassani Spend a moment meditating on The (Great) Tower of Babel (ca. 1563), painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It can be found at the Kunst History Museum in Vienna, Austria. Then read Genesis 11:1-9.  Background The (Great) Tower of Babel was painted during the Northern Renaissance, a …

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as …

by Andrew J. Sodergren, M.T.S., Psy.D. Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As we saw in last month’s article, the theological principle of analogy allows us to compare human concepts and experiences with divine realities. These analogical …

It is a privilege to introduce myself as the curator and storyteller behind From the Archives, an exploration of the treasures preserved in the Archdiocesan Archives. My love for history started early, shaped in no small part by my grandmother, whose storytelling taught me long before graduate school that memory …

Your Eucharistic Identity by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. Ignatius Press. 168 pages. $17.95 Reviewed by Timothy O’Malley Throughout the country, a revival of adult initiation is underway. At the University of Notre Dame, for example, we have the largest number ever of students entering the Church. What happens after these …

Lisa Averion I still feel a deep sense of awe and gratitude as I recall my days in Rome at the Ministry of Hope Conference: International Catholic Forum on Mental Wellbeing. To be among ministers, pastoral workers, and mental health advocates from every corner of the world was a gift …