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When literature was still recognized as an incomparable source of liberty and dignity to millions, the CIA spent decades distributing banned books behind the Iron Curtain.

Readers discuss Christian Smith's resignation from Notre Dame, American democracy post-MAGA, and the ancient roots of Ash Wednesday.

The unbinding of Lazarus is a collective action in a moment of deep crisis. It is public work, building power out of mourning.

In 2016, I became a Trappist novice at St. Benedict's Monastery. Now, this place of peace is being purchased by a zealot for war: Palantir CEO Alex Karp.

"I saw Jesus today."

Trump has made the world less stable, alienated our allies, and further degraded the moral standing of the United States.

Trump-appointed border czar Tom Homan is a lifelong Catholic, but do his zero-tolerance immigration policies align with Church teaching?

Almost exactly ten years after I had first considered becoming Catholic for intellectual reasons, I became one for interpersonal reasons.

Readers debate Paul Baumann's provocative essay on women's ordination—and Baumann responds to his critics.

When I met a fourteen-year-old Harrison Ford, I was sure he wouldn't amount to much.

The rural Ireland of my parents’ generation more closely resembled the Middle Ages than 21st-century Europe.

Many U.S. bishops remain unwilling to call out Trump's authoritarianism. They would be wise to draw lessons from the Church's history with Italian Fascism.

The hit Netflix series 'Nobody Wants This' makes a keen contribution to the public perception of converts and Jewish identity.

There’s an edge to Christ’s light—even a harshness, like the pain in your ears when you’ve been roused by a shrieking infant.

Phil Andrew survived a school shooter’s bullet and has dedicated his life to countering violence. Now he’s running for Illinois’s ninth Congressional District seat.