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February 2021

February 19, 2021

Making a Difference: Let Us Venture Together from Darkness into the Light

By guest writer Tony Magliano On Ash Wednesday, with dust-like ashes crossed upon...

February 04, 2021

Making a Difference: Slavery in the 21st Century

By guest writer Tony Magliano Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an...

October 2020

October 08, 2020

Gaudete et Exsulate, Pope Francis, and the Abortion Question in U.S. Politics

by guest writer Jared D. Carl Once again, Catholics have emerged as a crucial...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

Has Pope Francis Betrayed His Supporters By Failing to Enact Reform?

by guest writer William M. Shea This is a follow up to a...

May 10, 2020

Is Pope Francis Blocking Women’s Progress In the Church?

by guest writer William M. Shea Christopher Lamb, in an interview by Charles Collins [Crux...

September 2018

September 03, 2018

To Patheos Catholic Readers: Pondering Our Identity In A Time Of Crisis

By Rebecca Bratten Weiss This column, The Font, was initiated by former Patheos Catholic channel...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

If Pope Francis “Failed,” What Does That Say about Benedict?

It is frequently observed that citizens use cognitive heuristics, or short-cuts, to make sense of...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Vicki Cessna Reports: Covering those covering the Pope: NYC and Philly

While my schedule isn't nearly as packed as 78-year-old Pope Francis' (seriously--how does he do...

September 27, 2015

Vicki Cessna Reports: Spiritual Mount Olympus

Wow. Oh. Wow. Oh Wow. So my feet haven't quite touched the ground yet as...

September 27, 2015

Vicki Cessna Reports: Inside the Stunning St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Guest post by Vicki Cessna Ok, so I'm so geeked about this day on...

September 24, 2015

What a Day! Midday Prayer & Mass of Canonization with Pope Francis

Bishop Paul J. Bradley of Kalamazoo, Michigan blogs about today here.

September 24, 2015

Vicky Cessna Reports : Papa Goes to Washington

Even while my vantage point for this day is from inside a large ballroom in...

September 17, 2015

Francis, Uncut

A guest post by Gina Loehr The Pope is an American. It just happens that he’s...

September 17, 2015

A Mom’s Take on Pope Francis’ Visit

Guest post by Susan Hines-Brigger.... When Pope Francis comes to America this month, he’s going to...