When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come?

Doubt is a common part of a life of faith. Our doubts can be about life on earth or life beyond. Our religious journeys might ...

John Cogley was once called “the most prominent American Roman Catholic journalist of his generation.” The onetime executive editor of Commonweal also played a key role in the election of J.F.K.

Although the Catholics invented the practice of excommunication to deal with severe sins, other religious groups have also adopted it for their own purposes.

Many professionals who care for strangers are not religious workers, but they play a pivotal role in reinforcing imago Dei, the notion that all people are made in the image of God.

Like Jesus, I won’t always be in the earthly world to protect and care for those people that I love. And so, like Jesus, I will rely on God to provide that care for me. And perhaps, if I fully trust ...

Years ago, if you had asked me if I’d ever told Jesus I loved him, I might have echoed Peter’s response in today’s Gospel, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Yet, I’ve since learned that merely ...

Perhaps the most famous selection from this prayer—sometimes called the “High Priestly Prayer of Jesus”—is its plea for Christian unity: “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe ...

Last week, which was among the most intense I have witnessed in ministry, we adored the blessed sacrament, gathered for our Masses, prayed our rosaries, made our confessions and broke bread in ...

A “chosen family” has its benefits, but it can also be a way of avoiding the accountability and personal growth found in long ...

The March of the Living memorial march at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day took place amid the backdrop of ...

In North Carolina, where abortion has been restricted to up to 12 weeks since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, maternity home services may prove vital for many young women who might otherwise be choosing to ...