Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Catholic

2025-06-10T11:06:05-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Misogynist Clericalism Strikes Again

Last updated on: June 10, 2025 at 11:06 am By Jennifer Fitz

The new bishop of Charlotte (NC) is under fire from, well, everybody for his recent attempt to micromanage a bazillion legitimate options for the Catholic liturgy. Some of the proposed mandates are just bizarre, such as banning the ringing bells at the start of Mass. Others are downright discriminatory: Prohibiting “quiet” or “low” Masses makes it painfully difficult for those with sensory sensitivities* to attend and pray. Forbidding clergy from wearing clerical garb that doesn’t meet the bishop’s personal taste... Read more

More Voices

Women in Religion

Religion News

discrimination against women

ethnocentric bigotry

submission

2025-06-10T11:08:05-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Relationship Hacks With Your Deceased Loved Ones

Last updated on: June 10, 2025 at 11:08 am By Jennifer Fitz

Regardless of whether a loved one dies early and unexpectedly or passes away after a long life and with considerable forewarning, we the bereaved are often left with unfinished relationship threads. Some of the most common longings are: “I never got to say . . .” “I never apologized . . .” “I wish my loved one had understood . . . “ “I wish my loved one could see this now . . .” Of course I think the... Read more

General Christian

Relationships and Religion

Family, Parenting and Religion

2025-06-10T11:09:02-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What’s in the Encyclical that Inspired Pope Leo’s Name?

Last updated on: June 10, 2025 at 11:09 am By Jennifer Fitz

I was thrilled to see that Pope Leo XIV is indeed a Rerum Novarum guy, which I’ll explain in a sec but first here are his own words, from his May 10th address to the College of Cardinals: . . . I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In... Read more

Progressive Christian

Family, Parenting and Religion

Business, Finance and Religion

2025-04-05T12:42:43-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What’s The Problem With Embryo Genetic Screening?

Last updated on: April 5, 2025 at 12:42 pm By Jennifer Fitz

There’s been growing publicity about using genetic screening of embryos as a way to avoid serious genetic conditions. For families who have suffered with devastating inherited diseases, it’s understandable that parents would want to find a way to spare their children that plight. So what’s wrong with using embryo screening? Embryo screening is already here. In vitro fertilization centers are already offering genetic screening as an add-on service, so this technology is not merely hypothetical. Here’s how it works: Eggs... Read more

More Voices

Family, Parenting and Religion

Health, Fitness and Religion

Catholic Q&A

Disability & Chronic Illness

2025-03-27T13:35:23-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Are You Trapped in a Catholic Clique?

Last updated on: March 27, 2025 at 1:35 pm By Jennifer Fitz

I had a lovely evening last night at Bible study with a group of moms who are just . . . Catholic. We were not there as women of the “left” or “right” — though no doubt each of us hold points of view that might lean one way or the other. We were there as regular people who love God as well as we can and try to live a good life. It was a refreshing counterpoint to something... Read more

More Voices

Relationships and Religion

Politics and Religion

National Catholic Register

toxic relationships

2025-03-04T17:39:56-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Should You Give Up the Internet for Lent?

Last updated on: March 4, 2025 at 5:39 pm By Jennifer Fitz

I’m thinking of taking up blogging for Lent. I know! It’s been ages. Nothing overly dramatic going on, other than since August I can’t seem to make it three weeks without catching some new, usually minor virus, but which lays me out hard due the dread disease. But Lord willing, I will be picking back up with blogging here and over at the evangelization newsletter. Today I want to hit a few essential Lenten notes, and also talk about the... Read more

More Voices

Technology and Religion

Religious Events

Stick that Corner

2024-11-08T18:00:29-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Should the Catholic Church Be Involved in Politics?

Last updated on: November 8, 2024 at 6:00 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Saw a curious poll on Twitter asking: Should the Catholic Church stay out of politics? It’s an interesting one because the answer is pretty straightforward, at least where Catholics are following Catholic teaching and Church law. Let’s take it apart and make sense of the questions within the question. What is “the Catholic Church”? We can define “the Catholic Church” in any number of ways: Every person, living or dead, who is united in faith with the Catholic Church. This... Read more

More Voices

Religion News

Politics and Religion

separation of church and state

trump

voting

2024-11-18T13:54:37-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Should Christian Families Play Travel Sports?

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 1:54 pm By Jennifer Fitz

When my daughter played in weekend-long sports tournaments, we always went to Sunday Mass, and so did the other Catholics on her various teams. I live in the Bible Belt, though, and I knew that a number of her teammates and coaches were believing Evangelical Christians, so it surprised me that they never attempted to make it to church when they were out of town. I would not have been surprised if some or all had chosen, instead, to host... Read more

Evangelical

Sports and Religion

Recreation, Outdoors and Religion

thursday night church

2024-08-07T13:43:08-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Who Belongs in the Olympic Female Sport Category?

Last updated on: August 7, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Jennifer Fitz

I’d like to talk about sporting categories generally, and then look at a couple of specific situations for people with XY disorders of sexual development. Update 8/4/24: See here for “Toward a Robust Definition of Sport Sex” by David J. Handelsman in Endocrine Reviews. Table 2 lays out all the variations in genetic and physiologic status for the purpose of determining how to categorize an athlete for elite sport. (To my knowledge everything I say below in simpler terms is consistent... Read more

More Voices

Sports and Religion

Health, Fitness and Religion

2024-08-07T13:43:31-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

When You Have Olympic-Sized Body Image Issues

Last updated on: August 7, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Jennifer Fitz

The Olympic Games are in full swing, and that means an inescapable parade of some of the most beautifully athletic bodies in the world. If you struggle with your body image, the steady stream of fitness inspiration can also be a devastating torrent of I don’t measure up. What do you with that? #1 You’re not alone. Ironically, something that makes sports valuable is their ability to affirm the wonderful goodness of different body types. Which is another way of... Read more

More Voices

Health, Fitness and Religion

Sports and Religion

Disability & Chronic Illness

overweight and out of shape

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Which prophet predicted that Gentiles would become God's people along with Israel?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Micah Jonah Ezekiel Hosea

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Books Catechesis Catholic Q&A Chastity Church Craziness Come See Me Talk Disability & Chronic Illness Economics Evangelization Facepalm Forgiveness Good Things History Homeschooling Human Rights It's All Catholic Listen to Me Survey Series Liturgical Living Marriage Modesty Not Satire. But almost. Rant-o-Rama Sacred Art & Music Satire South Carolina Spark Clutter Stick that Corner Suffering Thinking Topics Writing Stuff

Select a Month September 2026 July 2026 June 2026 January 2026 December 2025 September 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 November 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 May 2019 April 2019 February 2019 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic

Conscious Babies

For a long time, scientists assumed that babies lack consciousness, so surgeons...

The Sermon on the Mount, Part II: Matthew...

The Sermon on the Mount, Part II (Matt. 5:13-37) The Sermon on...

Bath Abbey

Bath is a town that goes all the way back to Roman...