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In Catholic spirituality, there's often a gap between theory and practice. Holy water presents its own particular set of challenges

As Donald Trump prepares to deliver the State of the Union address, we should recall that he bears a large share of blame for the divided state of the nation

Pope Francis knows that traditionalism is not going away any time soon. Willing to accommodate it where he can, he will not give an inch on Vatican II

Our modern obsession with workplace efficiency has a simple answer: the prayerful, peaceful pace of Benedictine monastic labor

Westover tells the story of her soul, not her accomplishments. Becoming an individual through paideia, she discovers herself as a relational being

Claims of Catholic victimhood depart from false premises. Any analysis of racism also needs to account for historic injustices and present power dynamics

Liberation theology arose from a set of complex intellectual and social currents on both sides of the Atlantic. A new book traces the threads

We’re so used to hearing that Francis is “behind the curve” on the abuse issue. In truth, he is well ahead of it

Recent books of undercover labor journalism reveal the misery behind the material conditions most of us take for granted

The church is hardly a criminal organization, and prosecuting it under the RICO statute doesn’t make sense. Bankruptcy laws, however, offer a better way

I see the Jackson Housing project, towering seven buildings deep. Its electric lights usurp the stars on this and every other night

A new memoir by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy plumbs the depths of middle age, including fatherhood, creativity, loss, death, and God