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Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Laramie, S.J.
A nun with lightsabers. 100 priests hearing confession. Spontaneous song. Prayers over pizza. Toddlers at Mass. The Eucharistic Congress is chaotic, loud, fun—and glorious.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Eric Clayton
“The Acolyte,” the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, shows us what happens when even the best of us cozy up to power.
FaithFaith in Focus
Taking time off speaks to the need all people in ministry understand: To be deliberate about rest and to recharge so as to serve more effectively.
FaithNews
Gretchen R. Crowe - OSV News
Father Schmitz offered his wisdom on a number of topics, especially evangelization and the importance of Eucharist, to reporters a few hours before his talk in Indianapolis.
Andrii Denysenko, CEO of design and production bureau "UkrPrototyp," stands by Odyssey, a 1,750-pound ground drone prototype, at a corn field in northern Ukraine, on June 28, 2024. Facing manpower shortages and uneven international assistance, Ukraine is struggling to halt Russia’s incremental but pounding advance in the east and is counting heavily on innovation at home. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Reports are already surfacing of drones launched into Russia that are relying on artificial, not human, intelligence in decisions to evade defensive countermeasures, pick targets and finally conclude a strike.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
I cannot tell you exactly why I am getting emotional, except to say that maybe I am sorely in the mood for something simple and nonaffected and happy and endearing and guileless. (Maybe everyone is?)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an interview with America’s Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça discusses his love for cinema and poetry, what it’s like working in the Roman Curia and Pope Francis’ “Gospel simplicity.”
FaithFaith and Reason
Jeffrey von Arx, S.J.
A movement known as Catholic integralism has been enjoying something of a revival in contemporary American political thought, especially among Catholic critics of liberalism and modernity. But history tells us that integralism can be more harmful than helpful.
FaithPodcasts
Preach
“Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Deacon Greg Kandra about the homily he wrote immediately after hearing the news of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., this past weekend.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressBarbara Surk - Associated Press
A foundation says a legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment.”
FaithNews
OSV News
The National Eucharistic Congress officially began July 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with a powerful holy hour that saw tens of thousands of people kneeling in silent adoration before Jesus in the Eucharist.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández declared that the Vatican will only validate reports of Marian apparitions in “exceptional” cases that incur the special interest of the pope.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The 58-year-old Portuguese Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça is widely recognized not only as a poet but also as one of the leading intellectuals of the Roman Curia.
Former President Donald Trump appears with vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance during the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
At one time, the presence of Catholics on both major-party tickets would have been cause for celebration. But now Mr. Vance and Mr. Biden reflect the political divisions among U.S. Catholics.
FaithThe Word
July 21, 2024, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Today’s celebration for the National Eucharistic Congress would do well to maintain a close connection between the sentiment of revival of eucharistic devotion and the movement of Jesus’ own heart.
FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The contributions of Walter J. Ong, S.J., to American letters are countless, and he remains a renowned figure in the study of communications, literacy, group psychology and mass media.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
We need more than cooler rhetoric. We need a politics for the common good.