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Three Great Lenten Themes

Ivan Kramskoi
'Christ in the Desert" painted by Ivan Kramskoi.

COMMENTARY: Pondering the annual catechumenate, our ‘adventure of God’ and deepening of friendship with Christ can prepare us for Easter’s glory.

Lay Leader Who Criticized Cardinal Cupich Phased Out of Catholic Conference Board

Tom Williams / Pool
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) attends a Sept. 29, 2021, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Loyola law professor John Breen, a board member of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, criticized in September 2025 plans to honor Durbin at a Nov. 3 archdiocesan fundraiser in Chicago.

Loyola University Chicago law professor John Breen will leave after nearly 13 years; sources say the move follows his public criticism of plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin.

ORGANIST/DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Marshall, Michigan, is seeking an Organist and Director of Music. Our National Historic Landmark District community is committed to economic growth and innovative technology. Our church is a singing church.

Leo XIV’s Augustinian Vision: A Church ‘Made Restless by History’

Riccardo De Luca
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of the Poor at the Vatican, Nov. 16, 2025.

COMMENTARY: The Pope’s call to be ‘made restless by history’ points to a path of honest engagement with the past that strengthens faith and renews hope.

7 Steps to a Deeper Understanding of St. Patrick

Celtic monastic church and burial site of St. Patrick in Inis Oirr, Ireland.

St. Patrick's Day is the perfect opportunity for Catholics to deepen our understanding of the Apostle of Ireland.

German Bishop Recalls Habermas-Ratzinger Dialogue After Philosopher’s Death

Louisa Gouliamaki
Internationally renowned German philosopher Juergen Habermas speaks to journalists in an auditorium of the Philosophical School of Athens on Aug. 6, 2013. He died at the age of 96 in Germany on March 14, 2026.

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference praised the late philosopher Jürgen Habermas’ landmark 2004 dialogue with the future Pope Benedict XVI on faith and reason.