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September 4, 2026Faith

As schools and colleges start to reopen and parishes begin religious education programs for children, youth, and adults, a few columns on liturgical formation seem to fit the schedule. Over the past ...

Culture & Events

Inspired by the zeal of the Venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullestEly Segura

I wonder where I've been all this time, as I didn't know Archbishop Fulton Sheen until relatively recently. It wasn't until I arrived in Chicago in 2019 that his name began to ring a bell. One ...

Culture & Events

Migration stories: Cardinal Humberto MedeirosViolet Hurst

In anticipation of the upcoming World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 27, the Archive Department is collaborating with the Office of Multicultural Ministries to share a series of historical migration ...

Faith & Family

Find Your Own CalcuttaMaureen Crowley Heil

September 5th is the Feast of Saint Teresa of Calcutta -- known to the world first as Mother Teresa. The date also marks the anniversary of her death. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu to Albanian parents in ...

Faith & Family

To win them backScott Hahn

As Ezekiel is appointed watchman over the house of Israel in today's first Reading, so Jesus in the Gospel today establishes His disciples as guardians of the new Israel of God, the Church (see Galatians ...

Culture & Events

Memento moriGreg Erlandson

I wonder if you can tell the age of a person by the number of dead people's phone numbers he still has saved on his phone? It could be like judging the age of a tree by the rings on its core. A young ...

Faith & Family

What is the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty?Jenna Marie Cooper

Q: I know officially the Catholic Church is against the death penalty, but what about Genesis 9:6? A: It looks like there are two dimensions to your question: the Church's teaching on the death ...

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The jealousy of God and the EucharistDr. R. Jared Staudt

Jealousy is not the same as envy. Envy desires what another possesses, while jealousy seeks to guard what one has so that no one else may possess it. It's an important distinction for understanding ...

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Christians, people of truthFather Joshua J. Whitfield

Ez 33:7-9 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 13:8-10 Mt 18:15-20 Václav Havel gave a speech at the Vatican in 1999. Somewhat controversially he quoted John Hus, the Czech Reformer who was burnt at the ...