The Human Deed: An Advent Meditation by Edward R. Burns

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The Incarnation reminds us that authentic Christian faith must always be rooted in the lives and needs of ordinary human beings.

Healing in a Time of Trouble by Susan K. Roll

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The 17th-century Jesuit priest Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld remains a hero of the women's ordination movement.

The Worst of Times Can Be the Best of Times by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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"Now I was being asked to practice the faith of receiving, trusting that dependency and vulnerability were open pathways to God."

The Meaning of Sacrifice by Ray Temmerman

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Rethinking the concept of sacrifice through its true meaning: to make something or someone holy.

The Working Catholic: Advent by William Droel

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The Incarnation means that God is intimately in our midst, even in places where we don't often think to look.

Two Poems by Salvador Espriu / Translated from the Catalan by Andrew Kaufman and Antonio Cortijo Ocana

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Selections from a visionary Catalan poet whose work has rarely appeared in English.

Labels by Anne Kerrigan

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Fighting prejudice and polarization in our society means leading by an example of love.

Unconditional Affection by Mary Margaret Schroeder

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Spiritual lessons from life as a nanny.

Synodality’s Emotional Quotient Defies a Soundproof Heart by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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Evolving views of synodality, from Vatican II through the present-day church.

Radical Compassion by Amy Nicholson

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Revisiting the story of two humanitarian aid workers in the wake of the devastating tragedy of Afghanistan.