As we head into the second Passover of the ongoing war, our losses, sacrifices and fears continue to grow. Amid these challenges, there has indeed been progress, but as we prepare to recall the ...

Starved, taunted and abused. These have been the unimaginable experiences of Israeli hostages in Gaza. As more recently-released hostages speak publicly about what they have endured, the stories are ...

Pastor Michael J. Brooks reflects on faith in times of pain, asking where God is when suffering seems overwhelming — and ...

Another said, “the God of punishment does not resonate with me. I repeat: It’s not a punishment to have to save ourselves. It’s a sacred trust never seen here before. Of what we are capable of. Don’t ...

A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer.

I sometimes find myself sinking into a pit of despair over the travesty that has become of the nightly news. Consider: U.S. government silence about the famine in Gaza, Trump's military invasion of ...

That question has been on on the minds for many of us as we mourn those lost in the Texas Hill Country flooding amid the most horrifying scenarios a parent could experience. Although I write from a ...

James Martin, S.J., addresses the 2025 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in Atlanta on Aug. 14. Credit: LCWR Editors’ notes: James Martin, S.J., delivered the following speech ...

Last week’s school shooting in Georgia is already receding from the news. The investigation and trial will play out below the fold for a while; maybe it will return to the spotlight in time for the ...

“Where is God?” someone called out. “This is where,” Weisel said in his heart. “Hanging here from this gallows …” The question, “Where is God?” is the central question posed to us by the Holocaust, by ...