No matter what has happened, you can always come back to the Church. God’s mercy and forgiveness knows no bounds. While it is true that the Catechism teaches that the…
The Church’s position on homosexuality is often misunderstood. While most in the debate over homosexuality adopt a polarized position – favoring either complete approval of same-sex relationships, or opposition to…
Long before women in most countries (including the U.S.) could vote or work outside the home, Catholic women were running hospitals, schools, orphanages and other social institutions. Women such as…
From the bulletins that welcome “all families” to the dating advice geared toward teens, all organized religions seem to struggle sometimes with making single adults feel at home. But between…
Think back over the travels of Pope John Paul II to get an idea of how many races and cultures call the Catholic Church home. From Nigeria to Cuba, from…
A bishop writes, “It’s easy to love a Church that’s perfect—if you find it. But to love the Church with its warts means you have accepted Christ’s risk, to hand…
Sometimes it’s easy to blame somebody else in the Church for not acting the way you want the Church to be. It’s harder – but ultimately better, for the Church…
Consider the Church as a huge umbrella under which everyone can fit. Sometimes some of us seem to be on the verge of standing out in the rain, but active…
It’s true that children seem to have a natural openness to the existence of God. Yet as we grow older, our childlike understanding of God meets a lot of painful…
Many people today seek meaning by throwing themselves into work, possessions or sex, so your desire to be a spiritual and moral person is commendable. You already understand that we…