In our culture, “sex” generally means sexual activity that is associated with the genitals. However, the word “sex” expresses a sense of being “cut off” or “sexed” (as in section or dissect). It alludes to how we long for relationship and connection with others. To reduce sexuality to “having sex” tragically ignores the goodness and...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Lamenting the climate of consumerism and materialism in today’s world, Pope Benedict XVI criticized “unscrupulous adults” who victimize children through sexual abuse and prostitution.Read More

Rather than curse the cultural darkness that afflicts the 21st century, provide some illumination by reflecting the radiance of Jesus Christ.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI told Baptist and Catholic representatives he hoped conversations between the two denominations “will bear abundant fruit for the progress of dialogue and the increase of understanding and cooperation.”Read More

I was concerned by “Archbishop O’Brien raises concerns about Legion of Christ” (CR, Feb. 26). The Legion and Regnum Christi have had and continue to have a meaningful impact in the faith of my family and many others in Baltimore.Read More

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanese Cardinal Nasrallah P. Sfeir criticized Lebanon’s political leaders for their allegiances to foreign powers and urged lawmakers to elect a president “before it’s too late.”Read More

During an immersion week in February, nine Calvert Hall College High School students and faculty travelled from Baltimore to the heart of the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana to live at the De La Salle Blackfeet School for a week, entirely immersing themselves in the culture of the Blackfeet Indians.Read More

Katie Schmidt will remember the phone call she received from Dr. David Rehm for the rest of her life.Read More