The church’s just war tradition has been challenged by contemporary theologians as insufficient and outdated, yet it remains ...

The government needs to use what they have in the budget for this crackdown on immigration,” Archbishop García-Siller said.

Lord, enlighten the leaders of the nations, so they may have the courage to abandon projects of death, halt the arms race, ...

Later on in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus will speak another phrase that has become a proverb: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” There it is again, the assertion that God does show special favor ...

I watch my toddler pore over her children’s Bible, tracing the illustrations with her chubby finger and retelling herself the stories in her sweet, ...

To understand this poem, you don’t need biography. Your own personal understanding of the loss of innocence and the pain of mortality serve just as well as Thomas’s disastrous attempts at adulting.

Tender Mercies,’ starring Robert Duvall, is the story of one man’s modest steps towards a second chance that he’s not sure he deserves.

A painting titled "The Return of the Prodigal Son," by an unknown artist, is pictured at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) because your brother was dead and has come ...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways be mindful of Him, and he will make your paths straight. — ...

I help immigrants file complaints about ICE abuse, but I’ve become increasingly uneasy as I watch protestors employ the tools of the oppressor: mockery and dehumanization.

Released March 4, the report identified 75 credibly accused clergy—61 diocesan priests and deacons, 13 religious order members and one extern priest—who allegedly abused more than 300 victims between ...

There is a lot of wisdom to be had in this particular Gospel passage from Matthew, but I want to spend this reflection talking about the importance of wine to the Christian tradition. It has always ...