In The Books That Made Us, Rebecca Bratten Weiss argues that the texts we regard as Christian classics should be studied with a watchful, critical eye.

There are many losses which society expects us to move on from quickly to remain on top of work and daily tasks.

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What do Octavia Butler and Dorothy Day have in common? They both offer visions of radical hopein dire times.

I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I...

The signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very crimes have become commonplace during Trump’s time in...

by LAUREN K. ALLEYNE from Issue 12 … Continue readingImmigrant Duplex

Reflection from St. Peter's Square in Rome by Jeannine M. Pitas, friend of the Dubuque Iowa Catholic Worker

One of the famous vehicles is being refitted as a frontline clinic on wheels, following a request by the late pontiff.

By Jeannine Pitas Leaves know to grow each April, to fall in October; one body emerges from another…

“The book opens seven different windows, each with a tantalizing view allowing the reader to observe and watch the poet explore what it means to have a body.”

suns as yellow as ours gleaming suns from lives like matches atrocious explosions scattering ashes like bright corollas (translations/ poetry)

suns as yellow as ours gleaming suns from lives like matches atrocious explosions scattering ashes like bright corollas (translations/ poetry)

City of Asylum celebrates new works from Eulalia Books, with translators Edith Adams, Laura Cesarco Eglin, and Lauren Shapiro.

Some users are angry that some events have been removed.

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.

One of the themes in 'Wicked' is animal rights: something Catholics should take seriously, given the call to care for our common home.

One of my new year's resolutions for 2025 is to get more exercise. In support of this goal, I spent some time yesterday exercising my right to free speech

The treatment of animals in the real world is far stranger — and crueler — than in Wicked.

A WORD* * *TRIBUTEChristopher Sawyer-Lauçanno* * *POCKET ANTHOLOGYIntroduction Dana Delibovi / Joseph Donahue / Edward M. Hirsch Janet Kaplan / Heller Levinson / Johnny LorenzAlbert Mobilio / Mary Newell / Christopher Sawyer-LauçannoMatvei Yankelevich / Andrew Zawacki* * *INSIGHT* * *POETRYJeannine PitasAnnisa RahimShaurya PathaniaVikki C.Robert Frede Kenter* * *LYRIC ESSAYSExcerpts from Flacoseries (Flacofolio)Leonard Schwartz and Heide ... Read more

The practice of citizenship—of which voting is just one part—is a social responsibility that goes hand in hand with faith.

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