Pick a Saint, Any Saint

We All Want Someone Upstairs Looking After Us. Which Patron Saint Would You Choose?

It’s the week of Halloween, that legacy of All Hallows’ Eve, and sainthood is thus in the air. Many of us have role models. Some of us also have (we believe) heavenly intercessors, saints who pray for us in heaven much as mortals might pray for us on earth. But, with thousands of canonized figures in the Catholic Church, there are many from whom to choose. Therefore, in advance of the Zócalo/Getty Center event “Why Do We Need Saints?”, we asked four Catholics to answer the following question: Who is …

October 29, 2013

A Priest. A Nun. And Me.

My Parents’ Relationship Has Always Been a Mystery to Me. It Was Also a Miracle.

by John Posatko | July 26, 2013

Anyone can spend a lifetime trying to understand his parents. But mine might require eternity. My dad was a priest and my mom was a nun. They met, fell in …

Whoa—a Jesuit Pope!

This Unprecedented Milestone Is Very Welcome—and Not Just For My Religious Order

by Fr. Rick Malloy | March 13, 2013

The new pope is a Jesuit! The first ever. That’s quite good (and surprising) news for the Society of Jesus, but more importantly for the church. And what a name! …

Cardinals, Don’t Squander This Conclave

With a Professional Facilitator, Flip Charts, and Breakout Sessions, You Could Put the Church On a Much Better 500-Year Path

by Kristin Cobble | March 12, 2013

Memo

To: The College of Cardinals

From: Kristin Cobble

Re: Designing a Smarter Conclave

I’m not a cardinal or a Catholic. And I’m from California, so I don’t spend a lot of time at …

The Cult Of Priestly Celibacy

For Over 1,500 Years, the Catholic Church Has Found Virtue In Extremes of Self-Denial. It’s Time To Become More Human.

by Garry Wills | March 5, 2013

If one argues that priestly celibacy is unnatural, Vatican officials should not complain, since they claim, or even boast, that it is a supernatural sign for others. The priest points …

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