The second of Rome’s station churches is dedicated to a soldier-saint, George of Lydda. Soldier-martyrs seem to have left a particular mark on the memory of Roman Christians.

Watching my daughter learn from others has taught me I should not underestimate my daughter, my church or my God.

A conversation with the celebrity sister of college basketball

If all the church’s worship should be thought of as a journey, Lent involves achieving platinum frequent flyer status.

With the beginning of Lent, we are all called to focus on one of the spiritual aspects of the sex abuse crisis that underpins all the others: namely, the tragic failure to see.

Reflections on the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving