faith

Two recently published books encourage parents in this crucial role for the future of the church and give them the tools they need to do it in today’s world.

On a church-sponsored trip to El Salvador, I was struck by how the story of Archbishop Romero’s faith journey was deeply shaped by the lives and witness of countless faithful people.

Brazilian Cardinal Sergio da Rocha, relator general of the synod, introduced the synod’s work Oct. 3, urging the bishops to pray for “the gift of a healthy spiritual uneasiness,” recognizing that while the church has some programs that help some young people, much more needs to be done.

Now more than ever, grandparents have an essential role in their families, particularly when it comes to passing on the faith to future generations.

Faith and football connected for a gain at a recent dinner in downtown Philadelphia sponsored by the American Bible Society and attended by nearly 1,000 folks who have faith and almost certainly are Philadelphia Eagles fans.

When you’re in your 20s and 30s, you often feel invincible — like there’s so much time to make mistakes because you’ll fix them tomorrow.

For more than 50 years, the writings of retired Pope Benedict XVI on the relationship between faith and politics have insisted that the measure of human freedom is the extent to which each person acknowledges being dependent on the love of God, Pope Francis wrote.

“Faith is something where you know there are still question marks in your life but you kind of have that peace about you to do something bold,” Aaron Romportl said, after he proposed to Kayleigh Kloncz of Christ Our Light’s north campus in Princeton.