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For worshippers at a Chicago-area Ash Wednesday Mass, Trump's cruelty against migrants is nothing less than a spiritual crisis.

A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces viewers to Helene Schjerfbeck’s understated, dreamlike paintings.

When arguing “parental rights” cases in front of the Supreme Court, advocates use a playbook created by twentieth-century Catholics.

Joseph Sorrentino photographs the lives of migrants living at Tochan, a shelter in Mexico City.

"Scan polluted skies / for a city of wholeness, distant as hope."

William Galston explores how anger, hatred, and lust for domination threaten liberal democracy.

Six stories of mothers, hidden believers, and shame illuminate Endō Shūsaku’s complex vision of Christianity in Japan.

Christian Democratic parties rebuilt Europe after World War II. Could a renewed Christian democracy rebuild the United States after Trumpism?

"Leonard Bernstein / baton in hand / as if he’s dancing / bringing back college days / and drinking songs /on trombones and trumpets"

The great English poet tried to solve the problem of objectivity by destroying the boundaries between himself and his subjects.

We need experts to help guide monetary policy—but expertise is no substitute for democratic deliberation over our values and priorities.

‘The Magic Mountain’ testifies to the power of art to transform life. But before he could complete his masterwork, Thomas Mann had to transform himself.

Kate Lucky reports on the parents choosing to have lots and lots of kids.

The simple things—music, my community, my rising sourdough—will keep me hopeful in the Easter promise, reminding me that I am indeed alive.

On the occasion of his retirement, John Carr reflects on fifty years working for peace, justice, and Catholic social thought.