Imagine being a basketball player and Klay Thompson or Larry Bird tells you that he likes the form of your jump shot. That is what it felt like as a writer to receive a compliment from John Allen, the esteemed Catholic journalist who died earlier today. One of the great honors I had when I… Read More A Tribute to John Allen (1965-2026), Legendary Catholic Journalist

via Ruth Graham of the NY Times: The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement on Monday that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. Their critique of the Trump administration’s principles —… Read More Prominent Cardinals Denounce Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy

Pope Leo XIV via the Vatican: Loving and seeking peace means protecting what is holy and, consequently, that which is newly born like a small, vulnerable, fragile baby. Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a… Read More Pope Leo on the ‘Distorted Economy’ That Tries to Profit From Everything

Christopher Hale writes: ICE’s godless tactics are a total affront to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It stands in the face of the faith of our ancestors. It mocks the women and men who reared us to love the truth, to stand up for justice, and to never stand by idly while tyrants trample on… Read More Why Every Catholic Should Resign from ICE

Last night, Millennial writer Chris Crawford moderated a panel on the challenges of defending democracy in 2026. The digital panel featured Jim Wallis, the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice; Gloria Purvis, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life; and Sharon Brous, senior and… Read More Faith in Democracy: Facing the Challenges of 2026

via Catholic Women Preach: Preaching for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dr. Nichole M. Flores offers a poem reflecting on the presence and power of Our Lady: “She is everywhere. Speaking, guiding, prompting, praying. Advocating, organizing, redefining, reconciling. Calling, responding, giving, receiving. Bleeding, healing, crying, rising. She is everywhere.”