Many of dePaola’s most delightful characters are those who persevere in the worthy effort to simply be themselves.

I have found myself for the first time truly afraid of what it means to ask and to allow my children to be part of the church.

Of all the things I looked forward to while pregnant with my son, reading books to him was very close to the top of that list.

The only answers that mattered, some argued, were the ones offered by people who attended Mass weekly or more.

The church may benefit from a more deliberate effort to reach out to Catholic women.

“Barking at the Choir” allows the hard-earned wisdom of former gang members to reach a new audience.

If Seamus Heaney “digs” with his pen, Alexie sews with his.

Over 3,000 Catholic leaders gathered to encourage unity on the path to becoming “evangelizing disciples.”

Brian Doyle's essays were filled with grace and unconcerned with grammar.

For Catholic women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, faith and faith communities can be a lifeline—but also a potential source of guilt, shame or frustration.