Interview
Bishop Conley of Lincoln: “Success breeds success” when it comes to vocations
The head of a vocational powerhouse explains what his diocese is getting right. […]
Church in America
The Dispatch
The resilience of Native American Catholicism
Some estimates put the proportion of Native Americans who identify as Catholic at as much as 25 percent of the Native population. […]
Interview
The contemplative nuns who live “at the heart” of the Church
The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration are living a secluded monastic life in the middle of the Arizona desert. […]
Interview
Sharing the love of Christ in the East Bay Area
Bishop of Oakland Michael Barber, SJ, 63, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, where his father, an insurance agent, was on temporary assignment. He is the oldest of three sons, another of whom would go on […]
Special Report
Catholic bookstores in the era of Amazon
Even as online shopping becomes more convenient and pervasive, there is no replacing the experience of walking into a store and interacting with a knowledgeable and helpful proprietor. This is particularly true of Catholic bookstores, […]
The Dispatch
A bishop of consequence
When I first met Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., more than twenty years ago, I was struck by his boyish demeanor, his exquisite courtesy, and his rock-solid faith. Then the bishop of Rapid City, South […]
The Dispatch
Catholicism and “Nones”: The data on youth and young adults
Last year’s news was packed with reports of polling results. Debates over what the data reveal and how best to respond to what they portend saturated talk shows and opinion pieces. Most of the chatter, […]
Interview
“This is our time of witness”: Abp Chaput on how American Catholics remain “strangers in a strange land”
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput’s latest book, Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, is available now from Henry Holt & Co. In anticipation of the release of the book, […]
The Dispatch
Michael Novak, Rest in Peace
After a battle with cancer, Ambassador Michael Novak passed away this morning, February 17, at home, surrounded by his family. He was 83. During his last months, we at the Busch School of Business and […]
Books
“Facts” and “values” and darkness at noon
(Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Archbishop Charles Chaput’s forthcoming book Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World (Henry Holt and Co.). The book will be available February 21.) […]