The weight of the magisterium lay heavy on Blaise Pascal. Instead of crushing him, it clarified his thinking—and ours.

Labor leader, socialist, journalist, and Catholic convert, John Cort devoted his adult life to writing about and organizing for workers’ rights.

Dorothy Day is well-known for her ‘paradoxical’ nature, which resists political characterization. A new biography also contextualizes her life, filling in the gaps.

Isolation can foster new growth within families or communities despite physical separation, as we confront the crisis with generosity, solidarity, and care.

We are and always will be vulnerable in some ways. But this does not excuse the short-sighted policy decisions that unnecessarily increased our fragility.

Perfect love casts out fear. And we can do so with a distance that embraces rather than refuses responsibility.

The acquittal of Cardinal George Pell doesn’t bring an end to the ‘Pell matter,’ since his release means different things to different constituencies in the church.