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SAINTS & ART: Romuald was not blind to evil, but systematically worked to call people to reform, and to follow the Lord on the path of perfection.

The primary purpose of Mass is to worship God, to give him the glory and adoration that are his due. That holds true whether or not we receive Communion at Mass.

Many fallen-off Catholics no longer find the church of our parents welcoming and relevant.

Amid cultural upheavals in the church and the world, Catholics of the baby boomer generation have had to reevaluate their faith and affiliations.

Guest post by my friend Rosemarie Scott: wife, mother of three and homemaker, living in New York.  She is the author of Clean of Heart (2-15) and the The notion of Our Mother Mary & “Mother Earth” has a rich Catholic pedigree. Rosemarie Scott offers a fascinating survey of this Marian devotion in its many forms.

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ persons in the church, is grateful for the pope's call for decriminalization of homosexuality. She also has ideas for further changes the church can make.

Some Catholics say it's not easy to reconcile their faith with what they see as the Pope's lacklustre apology for the horrors Church-run residential schools inflicted on Indigenous children, but for many, the process involves trying to change the ins

Some Catholics say its not easy to reconcile their faith with what they see as the Popes lacklustre apology for the horrors Church-run residential schools inflicted on Indigenous children, but for many, the process involves trying to change the institution, rather than abandoning it.

The Catholic Church’s line on abortion is well known: Don’t do it. Surveys of how American Catholics live their lives tell a different story.

The Rosary is possibly the most distinctive Catholic prayer. The Rosary is one of the most beloved and distinctive Roman Catholic prayers. The prayer has a long tradition in history, but is ...