Commentary

Every Catholic marriage has moments when spouses find themselves facing challenges they did not anticipate.

The latest admonition comes from a 60-year-old social psychologist whose book hit the No. 1 spot on The New York Times’ hardcover non-fiction bestseller list.

Vatican II

If you’ve spent some time reading catechetical materials or hanging around theological circles, you’ve likely heard the venerable maxim that Catholicism is the religion of both/and.

On April 29, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to advance HF3567, a bill that would establish a legal framework for commercial surrogacy agreements in our state. This legislation should stir grave concerns among Catholics and our belief in the protection and promotion human dignity and of human life from conception to natural death.

As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, it is worth reflecting on the words of Pope Francis in his message for World Communications Day. The pope addressed how much this new intelligence can offer to humanity, but also considered its downsides.

A parish festival is a great celebration and a great fundraiser, and St. John in St. Paul had plenty of reasons for both. Dedicated on Frances Street (known today as East Fifth Street) in St. Paul in 1886, the Irish Catholic parish quickly became known for its parish festivals, which happened multiple times each year.

In the opening story of this collection — which lends its title to the whole — the reader is introduced to Bub, a young boy reluctantly dragged off by his father to “help” his elderly grandmother.