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The Trump executive order on IVF

On Feb. 18, President Trump issued an executive order entitled, "Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization" (IVF), in which he stated, "My Administration recognizes the importance of family formation, ...



She comes with a message of hope!Father Edward M. Riley

''Shall we lose hope?" It is a temptation to look around the world today and fear that the fragility of humanity is being held together by only a thread, and yet, when we gaze more discerningly ...

'Stronger than ever'Archbishop Richard G. Henning

Last weekend, I had the joy of visiting St. Mary's Parish in Franklin. You may recall that an arsonist attacked the church back in October, and the people of the parish have waited for five months ...

'De Colores'Eileen McLaughlin

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and amidst the strife of World War II, a layperson, Eduardo Bonnin, responded to the cultural turmoil with prayer, community, ...

The prayer that Jesus taught usFather Robert M. O'Grady

The eighth and final of the "Notes on Prayer" series is the result of a collaboration between the late Father Ugo Vanni, an Argentinian Jesuit New Testament scholar who spent most of his teaching career ...

Helping the Missions and Filling Easter Baskets, Too!Maureen Crowley Heil

Every day, missionaries are the face of God's miraculous love to countless people around the world. Whether it be in pastoral ministry, health care, education, or numerous other ways, missionaries ...

40 daysScott Hahn

In today's epic Gospel scene, Jesus relives in His flesh the history of Israel. We've already seen that, like Israel, Jesus has passed through water and been called God's beloved Son (see ...

The baggage of Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia

Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to drive me to an airport, meet me at a train station, or share the trunk of a car with me on a road trip can tell you one thing: I do not travel lightly. Whether ...

Scripture Reflection for March 9, 2025, First Sunday of LentFather Joshua J. Whitfield

Dt 26:4-10 Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Rom 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 What the Church seems to whisper through these readings at the beginning of Lent is a simple message. God is with you is that simple ...