What 26 Pilgrims Heard While Walking With the Eucharist
Twenty-six former perpetual pilgrims are discerning or pursuing consecrated vocations after the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. That tells me something plain about what happens when young Catholics stay close to Jesus for long enough.
After 56 Days in Captivity, Oyo's Joy Comes With a Cost
The rescued children and teachers in Oyo are alive, thank God. Still, when a bishop has to celebrate deliverance and mourn the dead in the same breath, something is badly wrong.
What Silicon Valley's Bishop Knows About AI That Others Miss
Bishop Oscar Cantú isn't pretending to be an engineer, and that's exactly why I listened. His response to Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical gets at a problem deeper than software.
Why a New Parish in Kalay Feels Bigger Than a Building
A new parish opened in one of Myanmar's hardest-hit regions, with many displaced Catholics showing up to pray. I can't read that as ordinary church news, and I don't think we should.
Why John Courtney Murray Still Bothers American Catholics
John Courtney Murray believed Catholicism and American democracy could live together without cheating on either one. I think that's exactly why he still makes people nervous.
What Philadelphia Knew About the Eucharist Before We Did
The 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia wasn't just a giant Catholic event. It tied adoration to hunger, and I don't think we've finished learning from that.
Why Frassati's New Novena Nearly Died on a Hard Drive
A video novena for St. Pier Giorgio Frassati's first feast day as a saint almost disappeared right before deadline. I can't help thinking that's a fitting little parable for how grace works.
Why Müller's SSPX Warning Cuts Past the Latin Mass Fight
Cardinal Müller said the coming SSPX consecrations would be schismatic, while defending the Latin Mass itself. That's the part a lot of Catholics are going to miss, and it matters.
Why the SSPX Keeps Repeating 1988
The Society of St. Pius X says it's defending tradition. I think it's replaying an old wound and calling it fidelity.
Why Pope Leo Called Child Protection a Church Mandate
Pope Leo put child protection where it belongs, at the center of the Church's moral life. The hard part is whether parishes, schools, and dioceses will act like he meant it.
What Pope Leo Saw in Madrid That Processions Alone Can't Fix
A million Catholics turned out for Corpus Christi in Madrid. I'm less interested in the crowd size than in the uncomfortable sentence Pope Leo slipped into the middle of it.
Why Odiong's Life Sentence Doesn't End the Church Story
Odiong's conviction matters. So does the ugly fact that complaints apparently led to conversations, not removal.
What Leo Found in Africa That Rome Needed to Hear
Leo's first audience after Africa wasn't travel scrapbook material. It was sharper than that, and a lot more hopeful.
What Pope Leo Said in Cameroon That Governments Hate Hearing
Pope Leo went to Cameroon and said something blunt about the Anglophone conflict. I think that matters more than diplomatic niceties usually do.
The Pope Answered Trump With One Line
Pope Leo didn't match volume with volume. He answered with something steadier, and I think that's the part people will remember.
Nobody Saw This Part of Leo's Algeria Trip Coming
The headlines want the pope-versus-Trump fight. I keep coming back to where Leo went first, and what that says about the Church.