The Church is not a democracy. Our beliefs and our leaders, for instance, are not determined by popular vote. Yet there are many Catholics who seem to be as apathetic about their Church as millions of ...

During my husband's years in business school, he learned about the power of the "nudge": how to form a new habit by ...

When support is given to an unborn child or a woman in a crisis pregnancy, they become like spiritual children of those who ...

In a culture whose leaders often seek to privatize religious belief and marginalize expressions of faith, the college football national championship showdown between Notre Dame and Ohio State told a ...

I know I speak for Archbishop Hebda when I tell you how grateful we are for our wonderful Catholic schools here in the archdiocese. In my first 18 years of priesthood, I was blessed to have a Catholic ...

Women religious are meant to be serving the poor, marginalized or vulnerable in society, not be working as servants to ...

Healthy communities, I wrote several months back, are characterized by internal means of production — shared work — which produces a tangible sense of the common good, durable friendships, confident ...

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Jan. 20 that direct the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes, male and ...

During my agribusiness career, leadership at self-improvement seminars or CEOs at planning meetings would often say something along the lines of “hope is not a strategy.” ...

Among the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, ...

I’ve been a reporter at the Catholic Spirit since last June. I'm honored to write a column after seven months on the job, ...

A coalition of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Jan. 20 challenging ...