Catholic Funerals: Prayer for Living and Dead

“Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed, not ended.” This brief prayer from the funeral…

Justice: Business, and Human Flourishing

Many people–many Christians included–wonder what they should do with their lives. As human beings, we crave…

Combatting Clerical Abuse “By the Grace of God”

On October 21, the Harvard Film Archive hosted award-winning French film director François Ozon for a…

Aborting the Unwanted Person

Recently, I heard one young man explain why he volunteers at Planned Parenthood: abortion, he said,…

Amazon Synod Discusses Celibacy, Ecological Sin

From October 6-27, the Amazon Synod convened in Rome to discuss key issues about the South…

“Call No Man Happy Until He is Dead”

The first time I heard part of Carl Orff’s O Fortuna, I must have been three or…

Karen Kiefer Releases Children’s Book, “Drawing God”

Families gathered at the McMullen Museum on October 27 to hear Karen Kiefer, Director of the…

Five New Saints, Including Newman, Canonized

On October 13, five new saints were canonized in the Catholic Church. In Saint Peter’s Square,…

Remember, You Will Die

In addition to celebrating the feasts of saints on the same day each year, the Church…