CNS photo/Lola Gomez
Barefoot and Preaching
Leah Perrault
The world is a hot mess right now. I am not sure there is a better way to say that. Everything feels upside down and unbelievable. Pope Francis declared a jubilee year of hope; now he’s praying for a world praying for him in a hospital bed.
Jason Adkins
Catholic social scientists are doing some of the most important work in the public square making a reasoned case for both state and society to promote marriage and stable two-parent families as important public goods.
Questioning Faith
Mary Marrocco
Recovering from illness, Stan was not well enough to return to work, but sufficiently well to take interest in life—and feel guilty through doing less than usual.
Cheryl-Ann Smith
Poustinia is a household word now, with variations available all over the globe. That was not the case before Catherine Doherty, a Russian refugee, settled in Canada and eventually founded the Madonna House Apostolate.
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan
Church on the Street
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn
Culture à la Carte
Sr. Helena Burns
Charles Lewis
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial
This Lent, as we share in the grace of the Jubilee Year, I propose reflections on what it means to journey together in hope.
OSV News photo/Bob Roller, Reuters
To adapt the words of Our Lord, we know not the day nor the hour when Pope Francis’ health will be restored, and he will return to his papal post leading Holy Mother Church.
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski
The Trump administration has been very busy and has, not unexpectedly, generated much discussion and to be sure controversy.
