Article A Pope with ‘Both Feet in History’ What the latest long interview really reveals about Francis By Massimo Faggioli September 14, 2017 Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI Theology Poverty Vatican II
Article How Pope Francis Reframes the Politics of Being ‘Prolife’ One of the most influential figures of our time puts a consistent ethic of life at the forefront of religious and political conversations By John Gehring September 13, 2017 Climate Change Pope Francis Bishops Abortion
Feature Delight Is Where the Mystery Lies Anthony Domestico speaks with Alice McDermott about her new novel, the nature of time in Catholicism, and the best kind of reader By Anthony Domestico September 13, 2017 Books U.S. Catholicism
Feature An Ordinary Sunday Parishioners across the country weigh in on the state of Sunday Mass By The Editors September 12, 2017 U.S. Catholicism Liturgy Secularism and Modernity
Article Wheaton, Illinois The worship space itself is impressive, and may deserve to be called beautiful By Jim Pauwels September 12, 2017
Article Menominee, Illinois Casual dress predominated. Like the figures in the church’s statues and paintings, all were white By David Carroll Cochran September 12, 2017
Article Royal Palm Beach, Florida As we say in Florida, we never did that up North By Tom Blackburn September 12, 2017
Article Bellingham, Washington I walk to the altar and see the wooden statues of Saint Joseph the Worker, to the right, and Our Lady of Fatima, to the left By Sam Rocha September 12, 2017
Article Antioch, California Regardless of our human failings as liturgical actors, God was present and at work By J. Peter Nixon September 12, 2017
Article Brooklyn, New York Based on those old experiences, I’d come with my guard up. Did I really want to lower it? By Dominic Preziosi September 12, 2017
Article Hazard, Kentucky The door swings shut, but not before a gleeful “Wheeee!” echoes through the church By Katie Daniels September 12, 2017
Article Decatur, Georgia This was not a remnant gathering of the old and the halt. I may have been the oldest (and haltest) worshiper present By Luke Timothy Johnson September 12, 2017
Article Menlo Park, California They looked untroubled, at home in their skins, at home in the world. Who wouldn’t be, living in Menlo Park? By Catherine Wolff September 12, 2017
Article Tallahasee, Florida The piano is loud; drum and cymbals sound; the congregation sways and claps as we sing. Hosanna! By John Schwenkler September 12, 2017
Article Charleston, South Carolina We are not a perfect people and our Mass this particular week was not flawless By Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill September 12, 2017
