The Vatican has recently released what is called an instrumentum laboris for the upcoming Synod on Synodality, which is to be held in Rome this October. It is not a magisterial document but rather a ...

Pope Francis blesses a woman as he greets people who have disabilities following Mass in St. Peter’s Square on June 17, 2013. (CNS/Paul Haring) The recently released Vatican document “Dignitas ...

On any given Sunday, churchgoers settle into pews and listen to a sermons. A member of the clergy uses text from the Bible and figures out what it has to say about our lives today. How would you feel ...

Of note, among the many images that moved me deeply in the aftermath of the Annunciation tragedy, was the large congregation that gathered for Mass at the Saturday evening vigil of Aug. 30.

“There’s nothing worth the wear of winning,” wrote Hilaire Belloc, “but laughter and the love of friends.” These words are personal favorites and have prompted much contemplation. I had previously ...

As a pastor, I’ve wrestled with the theological implications of my child’s disability. When my nine-year-old son Benji was an infant, we were in and out of hospitals for the first few months of his ...