Commentary

What about Catholic politicians? Did you know that Minnesota? Assault weapons ban

I spent my Easter in an unusually green mode — and I don’t mean environmentally-conscious. I mean: stomach flu. The worst I’ve ever had.

At the Easter Vigil we celebrate the great story of salvation. But it is not just religious people that have salvation stories. Every culture (even the most secular) has them, and they provide the basic logic for our morality and ideas. 

The Minnesota Catholic Conference’s Families First Project to remove economic roadblocks to forming and raising a family includes a simple proposal that would make...

Remember when we said we'd never take the Eucharist for granted again? When we had to watch Mass online or from cars in the church parking lot? When every part of parish life -- from faith formation classes to Bible studies to doughnuts on Sundays -- changed overnight?

Living a Christian life is not an easy task. Deciding to provide a witness for the image of a Christian requires that we intimately know the One we represent. To help us understand what is asked of us, let us turn to “Caritas in Veritate,” the encyclical letter by the late Pope Benedict XVI.

Two parts reverence, one part mischief. That’s how I’d sum up my grandma, whose name — Elinor Marcella Capecchi — captures her mix of poise and playfulness.

We live in a thirsty world. There are few things more basic, more ordinary, or more natural than our need for water. We can’t live without it. And yet, we share other thirsts in life, like the need for safety, love and meaning. It’s hard to live without these essentials as well.