Pope Leo has said that just war theory—which has often been used to defend, not prevent violence—is now outdated. Pope Leo ...

Susan Breton holds a master's degree in Spiritual Direction and a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Sociology from Merrimack College. She ...

Susan Breton offers a reflection for the twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 18, year A: To whom do you belong?

The story of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 is supposed to be about God's just and peaceful kingdom. Then the king said to ...

Eli McCarthy teaches at Georgetown University in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies as well as the Justice and Peace Studies program. He ...

Our spiritual community extends beyond humanity. And your creaturely companion could be waiting for you to join them in ...

But St. Francis of Assisi is someone who still matters today, and in some surprising ways. In our time marked by increasing ...

Allison Holst-Grubbe serves as a cantor and Director of Community Engagement at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church and The Franciscan Center for Urban ...

First of all, let me address the elephant in the room: This is a Testaments column, but I am not Alice Camille. I know that, for many of our subscribers and readers, Alice is a trusted and beloved ...

For me, it started with an unsuccessful attempt at growing vegetables on a shady apartment porch. The next year, it was a few potted tomato plants on the patio. Then came more tomato plants the next ...

In May 2025, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV greeted the world with the words of the resurrected Jesus: “Peace be with you all!” Addressing “all people, wherever they may be,” Leo spoke of the peace of ...

Meredith Anne Miller is an author and the co-pastor of Pomona Valley Church, an online and dinner church based in SOuthern California. If you make a reference to a story from Judeo-Christian scripture ...