12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (282+ words) The cover of singer-songwriter Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me, features the painted image of a cat with different colored eyes calmly reposing on a rug, another feline in the background ready to pounce. Is Mitski'born Mitsuki…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (348+ words) What can the knitting Madonna say to us in the 21st century? In several of these medieval depictions, Mary is knitting in the round, a technique that allows the artist to make things like hats, sleeves, or the bodies of shirts…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (151+ words) U. S. Catholic Reflection: Are the scriptures warning others about you? One of the concerns I always have with the consumption and reception of scriptures is that we often place ourselves in either the voice of the protagonist or as the listener…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (730+ words) U. S. Catholic How does the world see Bernadette Soubirous, also known as St. Bernadette of Lourdes? With a new musical about her touring the United States after a successful run in France, it"s a good time to remember her'and explore…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (622+ words) Nearly 20 years ago, an immigration raid sent shockwaves through our commu'nity. I was 20 when la migra (immigration authorities) swarmed into the Discount Mall, the epicenter of our community. Immigration agents, armed to the teeth with rifles and bulletproof vests, pursued…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1749+ words) Beverly Tatum, an educator, argues that "white people need positive role models in these areas of multicultural activ'ism and justice," Evans says. "So I asked my colleagues, who do you read? Who should my students read? It was crickets. I…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (286+ words) Many people today also struggle to remember their dignity. Society often defines people by success, wealth, status, or failures. But God defines us by love and covenant. We are God's people. The responsorial psalm echoes this truth: "We are his…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (636+ words) Not every love story is a romance. Some love stories'the ones rooted in reality and humanity'are also stories of the cultural fissures in a particular historic moment. They may also show us the ways lovers can sometimes clumsily harm each…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1106+ words) In May 2025, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV greeted the world with the words of the resurrected Jesus: "Peace be with you all!" Addressing "all people, wherever they may be," Leo spoke of the peace of the risen Christ as…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (538+ words) U. S. Catholic Reflection: Receive the gift, and with it, transform the world A standard commentary on today's gospel is to point out that the Greek verb for "eat" shifts in verse 54 from the standard phago to the less common tr'g', a…...