Last year, I wrote a column arguing that if priests and bishops refuse to stand up for the Sacrament of Matrimony, they will eventually grow reluctant to stand up for the other sacraments as well. I ...

Every year a new crop of young Latter-day Saints will turn 12 by December and will graduate from Primary, the faith’s program for children. The boys will get a new title “deacon” and start passing the ...

My first Communion missal contained illustrated summaries of the Gospels for each Sunday, back in the days when there was an "epistle," rather than a "first reading" and "second reading." As a kid, I ...

In graduate school, I was a staunch defender of the Eastern approach to initiation. The baptized child receives all at the same time the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. This ...

As much of the world faces quarantines, social distancing, and "shelter in place" orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics have faced unexpected challenges in accessing - and offering - the ...

The Lando family of Carlisle, Mass., participate in St. Mary's Catholic Church live streamed Easter Mass April 12, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters) On a recent ...