
Lessons from Jesus’ Agony in the Garden
Like us, Jesus could be besieged by his emotions. But his example shows us that God is there to comfort and support us.
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Like us, Jesus could be besieged by his emotions. But his example shows us that God is there to comfort and support us.

Weekly Mass nourishes our spiritual lives. But what about the other six days of the week?

This pediatric hospice models respect for life, brief as it may be.

Pope Francis reminds us that God’s attitude toward us is far more one of mercy than of judgment.

Advent remind us that Jesus was born into a human family. It was important that he took on our flesh and blood, but it was equally important that he took on the social relationships that both complete and complicate our lives. We can sometimes think that it would be easier to be holy apart from the people with whom we live and work. But the incarnation reminds us that God calls us to be holy in the midst of those very relationships. What we learn from Mary and Joseph is that as long as we say yes to God, he will guide us through the darkness with a sure hand.

Blessed Stanley Rother’s September 23 beatification is a testament to his legacy as peacemaker and martyr.

Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, finds it altogether baffling that some people still see science and religion as being somehow opposed.

The Dinner
Paul (Steve Coogan), a high school history teacher, hesitates about going to dinner with his wife, Claire (Laura Linney), his brother, Congressman Stan Lohman (Richard Gere), and Stan’s wife, Katelyn (Rebecca Hall). Claire convinces him to go, unaware that Paul has found something disturbing on the cell phone that belongs to their son, Michael (Charlie Plummer).

On the 100th anniversary of these apparitions at Fatima, an excerpt from a new book looks into their most talked-about element.

A strong faith is guiding Paulina Cerrilla.