May 15, 2020

Irena Sendler: World War II’s Polish Angel

Richard C. Lukas May 15, 2020

Irena Sendlerowa (Sendler), a Catholic who became known as the “Polish Angel, ” saved the lives of an estimated 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust.

Journey to Ephesus

Lori Erickson May 15, 2020

Home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, this city is also steeped in Christian history.

I was a Jesuit novice. Over 25 years ago, during the first month in the novitiate, I read about a place called the "Bay of Parables. " While I can't remember what book this was, I remember the vivid impression ...

Welcoming the Stranger: Tips for Parishes

Dr. Richard J. McCorry May 15, 2020

A culture of hospitality helps parishes grow and thrive.

Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and its newspaper, The Catholic Worker, is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in the Staten Island borough of New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Dorothy Day: Model of Mercy

Robert Ellsberg May 15, 2020

Dorothy Day provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.

Exploring the World Jesus Knew

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ May 15, 2020

This scholar takes a look at the environment that helped shape salvation.

Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 15, 2020

When Vatican II described the Eucharist as the “source and summit of the Church’s life” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, #10), Catholics began to participate more actively at Mass, now celebrated in their mother tongue.