After public witness on the city streets, a big media push, and a petition signed by thousands of Catholics, San Francisco has finally lifted unfair restrictions on public worship. Continue Reading »
My spiritual life is the most important aspect of my being, and the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of my faith—yet it was deemed less essential than daycare. Continue Reading »
It is possible that the pandemic, rather than leading to uniform religious revival, will increase the piety of some but weaken that of others. Continue Reading »
Peter Baldacchino, bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the first American bishop to lift a ban on public attendance at Mass. Continue Reading »
That the Church should suspend public masses temporarily is defensible as the most reasonable course of action given the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus. Continue Reading »
Figures in politics and media are incognizant of how much religion plays a part in people's well-being. Continue Reading »
I have yet to learn how asking everyone to remain at home at Easter is an extraordinary measure proper to the Church. Continue Reading »
If online Mass becomes a regular practice over the course of months, it could subtly undermine the local, communal, and cultic dimensions of Catholic worship. Continue Reading »
Suicides among Americans aged ten to twenty-four increased by more than 50 percent between 2007 and 2017. The suicide rate for all ages rose by nearly 30 percent between 1999 and 2016. This is not an isolated trend. Life expectancy in the United States is falling, a shocking trend for a rich . . . . Continue Reading »
Though George Saunders may have formally left the Church, its forms didn’t leave him. Continue Reading »
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