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FaithLast Take
Dorothy Day
From 1934: Servant of God Dorothy Day pens a letter to an agnostic friend on the supposed “morbidness” of religion.
Arts & CultureBooks
Diane Scharper
Paul Lynch’s 'Prophet Song' was inspired by the Syrian Civil War and the plight of those seeking refuge from the destruction and death occurring in Syria.
At left: the Marshall Steam Station coal power plant, near Mooresville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
In issuing “Laudato Si’,” nine years ago, Pope Francis made climate change a central issue in the church’s social teaching. Are we still paying attention?
Arts & CultureBooks
Tom Deignan
Some of Jimmy Breslin’s best work has now been collected and edited by one of Breslin’s true heirs, The New York Times correspondent Dan Barry.
Arts & CultureBooks
Ari L. Goldman
Stephen Prothero's enriching book, 'God the Bestseller,' takes the reader on a journey through the publisher Eugene Exman's life and works.
Arts & CultureBooks
Mike Mastromatteo
Mary Beth Keane has staked her claim as a creator of subtle but poignant storytelling.
Arts & CultureBooks
Joshua Hren
Both Joyce’s and Jones’s stories move us through tragic epiphanies that leave the soul, pained by paralysis, on the threshold of conversion.
FaithFeatures
Christine Lenahan
Fewer young people are choosing full-time service after college. How will volunteer organizations adapt?
Arts & CulturePoetry
Leath Tonino
i don’t have a brother he was me
Arts & CulturePoetry
Angela Townsend
The palest lavender is “Guardian Angel,”
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
My trip was short but introduced me to faithful people, powerful history and a beautiful land.
Palestinians line up for food in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 12. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
In Gaza, “nowhere is safe” and “hunger is everywhere.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has asked the October synod to focus not on single issues but on one key question: “How to be a synodal church in mission?”
Image of multicolored shapes against a red background
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Christopher J. Devron, S.J.
Catholic social teaching can provide a stronger framework for antiracism programs.
Arts & CultureNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
“Sober St. Patrick’s Day” is set to mark its 13th year of celebrating Irish arts, culture and food—minus the alcohol—following New York’s annual parade for the beloved patron saint of the Irish.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.”
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss what’s next for Pope Francis on the 11th anniversary of his election.
Byron Tittle and Robbie Fairchild in “Illinoise” at Park Avenue Armory (photo: Stephanie Berger)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
‘Illinoise,’ the new dance-theater piece by choreographer Justin Peck, is as bespoke as Stevens’s carefully composed album.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
The saints are “those who become themselves fully, who fulfil the vocation proper to every man or woman,” Pope Francis said in today’s general audience on the topic of virtue.