Oceans contain the bulk of our planet’s water supply, and also most of the immense variety of living creatures, many of which are threatened for various reasons. Creation is a project of love given by God to humanity. Our solidarity with the ‘common home’ is born from our faith. Let us pray this month that… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for September 2019: Protecting the Oceans

via Zenit: Jesus makes it clear that it is not a question of number, there is no “quota,” in Paradise! But it is a question of crossing the right path, which exists, for everyone , but it is narrow. That is the question. Jesus does not want to deceive us, saying: “Yes, rest assured, it is easy,… Read More Pope Francis: Titles and Connections Don’t Count for Salvation, Only the Demanding Path of Love

“What kind of world do we want to leave for the future? Let us leave a world with families. Let us care for our families, because they are true schools for the future, spaces of freedom, and centers of humanity. And let us reserve a special place in our families for individual and communal prayer.… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for August 2019: For Families

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego delivered the opening keynote address at the inaugural “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church” conference, at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska. Here are some highlights of his speech: Perceiving in the recesses of our soul the magnificence of the world that God has created… Read More Laudato Si Is a Call to Arms for Those Who Would Rescue Our Bruised Planet From Depletion and Destruction

Are Jesuits Catholic? Are they communists? Are they celibate? What do Jesuits do? In the third episode of Jesuit Autocomplete, Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer some of the internet’s most searched questions about Jesuits.