By Kathy Berken On Deck Whenever I begin a spiritual direction visit or write a retreat conference, I turn to ...Read More ...

While I continue to grieve for those whose lives have been forever changed by this catastrophe, friends and colleagues among ...

The leader of the nation's Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis' move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.

The Gospel passage today is Luke’s version of the beatitudes. It is critical to understand that beatitude is not something we ...

I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is the Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity." (Diary, 965) "My image already is in your soul.

Prayer: “Oh, glorious St. Cyprian, with your immense power, you help those who invoke you with faith and love. Today I come ...

Pope Francis’s letter poses an implicit question to the whole church in the United States: Will we subject our political debates on immigration to the scrutiny of the Gospel or not?

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the ...