The box office success of “Gladiator II” is a reminder that many Americans are obsessed with the Roman Empire. They've been ...

Humility invites us to wrestle with the paradoxes and mysteries our faith is founded upon. That, somehow, our weaknesses are ...

If heaven is like a wedding banquet, then purgatory may be understood as preparation for a great celebration. It is not a ...

For many undocumented Catholics who seek solace and community in their faith, the strong support for Mr. Trump among many ...

Everything will pass away, heaven and earth and the sea. That can seem like mere metaphor until you reach a time in your life when the people in your life actually do pass away. Contemplating a world ...

Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be ...

If foster care works as it is designed to, that sacrifice will lead to goodbyes. The tension can be brutal. It’s also ...

What I’d like to see is the breaking down of this notion that there are the professional Christians—who are the priests, the ...

In “a note of accompaniment” to the final document, the pope made clear that Catholic bishops throughout the world are to ...

There will be times of darkness and uncertainty in everyone’s life, even sometimes due to our Catholic faith. But let today’s ...

God Winks come in many ways, shapes and forms. And they are often filled with grace. Yet they don’t make everything better ...

Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.