New York Parish Revived by Eastern-rite Catholics
Earlier this week, a particular headline caught my eye. It announced that a closed parish in Yonkers, New York is reopening as an Eastern-rite Catholic Church serving an Indian congregation. This reminds me of my visit to the multicultural…
Catholics, Conscience, and Catechesis
When we think about the word “conscience,” we often think about having “gut feelings,” “following your heart,” or “listening to your inner voice.” In the Catholic world, the issue of conscience took center stage in the Western…
Italian Catholics on the Decline Despite Pope Francis’ Popularity
When people think of Italy, a few things often come to mind—pasta, wine, coffee, and the pope. It might come as a surprise, then, that a recent poll found that only fifty percent of Italians call themselves Catholic. A recent RNS article highlights…
An Introduction
One of the most beautiful things about human beings is our infinite curiosity and insatiate desire to understand the world around us. This curiosity is why we develop formulas to calculate the forces of nature.
It’s why we organize complex…