We are asked to witness Christ, not only in inward hidden ways but also publicly with the way we live.

A keen observer of the natural world, poet Mary Oliver was a herald for our time, combining a love for nature with a quest for transcendence.

One writer highlights the influence of Sts. Benedict, Francis of Assisi and Therese of Lisieux on the Catholic Worker’s understanding of hospitality, commitment to voluntary poverty, and perseverance in the way of hidden, daily service while another is an unfortunately sloppy book that diminishes the import of Day’s writing.

An estimated 100,000 apprehensions of immigrants by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border in March is the highest figure in one month in a decade.

“The Best of Enemies” (STX) is an appealing fact-based drama that promotes humane values and Gospel-guided behavior. On that basis, many parents may consider it a rewarding film for older teens, the inclusion of some mature material notwithstanding.

The woods of horror writer Stephen King’s Maine are dark and deep but hardly lovely in “Pet Sematary” (Paramount).

From the 17th-century ban by the Vatican of Copernicus’ mathematical calculation that the sun was at the center of the solar system to modern-day arguments about evolution’s compatibility with a belief in God, science and faith have regularly butted heads in the public square.

Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, and Sean Callahan, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, have asked the U.S. government to designate Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela.