Earlier this month on a Catholicism subreddit on Reddit, someone posted an image of the communion of the saints generated by one of the many online artificial intelligence art generators. It put me in ...

All Saints is not just a day when we remember only the many canonised saints in the church. It is the day when we remember ...

Few aspects of Catholic (and Orthodox) life are more perplexing or alarming to Christians of other churches than the “communion of saints.” Just as we will ask other Christians to pray for someone who ...

St. Peter Claver, Church of St. Ignatius, Bogotà, Colombia. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest Find today’s readings here. Lead me in your justice ...

The Church honors her saints on Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day, and reminds us that they can be powerful intercessors on our behalf as we journey toward heaven. This panel from the ‘Communion of Saints’ ...

St. Augustine of Hippo lived eight centuries before St. Thomas Aquinas and never met him — at least not on this side of heaven. But imagine, if you will, that these two doctors of the Church both ...

As Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes, St. Ignatius’ “Presupposition to Charity” offers a hopeful vision for Catholics experiencing polarization. The “Presupposition” challenges Catholics to live out the ...

In a rare exception to the old saying that the only thing that doesn’t suffer in translation is a bishop, the Jerusalem Bible (unlike the currently authorised edition) chose to translate the Greek ...

Clockwise from upper left: Bartolomé de las Casas (Wikimedia Commons/Architect of the Capitol); Thérèse of Lisieux (Wikimedia Commons); Hildegard of Bingen (CNS/Paul Haring); Damien de Veuster ...

As October comes to an end, religious groups far and wide are preparing to celebrate the saints, some widely-known and others more personal. The Christian holiday All Saints Day comes every year on ...

Our yearly reminder for Christians neither to run from nor to leap toward death, but to learn the art of dying well. November 1 marks All Saints’ Day on the church calendar, when many denominations ...