Of course, the train ride was the highlight of his day. But I am hopeful he learned what it means to welcome the stranger.

Our survey of Catholic women found little opposition to the ordination of women as permanent deacons, but a survey of U.S. bishops revealed more skepticism of the idea.

If we look at the qualities required to fulfill the request rather than the connotation of the word itself, what is simply being asked of women and men is sacrificial love.

Many of dePaola’s most delightful characters are those who persevere in the worthy effort to simply be themselves.

I have found myself for the first time truly afraid of what it means to ask and to allow my children to be part of the church.

Of all the things I looked forward to while pregnant with my son, reading books to him was very close to the top of that list.

The only answers that mattered, some argued, were the ones offered by people who attended Mass weekly or more.

The church may benefit from a more deliberate effort to reach out to Catholic women.

“Barking at the Choir” allows the hard-earned wisdom of former gang members to reach a new audience.

If Seamus Heaney “digs” with his pen, Alexie sews with his.