National Catholic Reporter: Content by Fr. Eddie Siebert, S.J.

What is it about the most wonderful time of the year that also makes it the most stressful time of year? Sure, there’s all the buying and wrapping of gifts, …

If you’re a regular in the Catholic blogosphere, you’re probably familiar with Ron and Mavis Pirola, the devout Australian couple who spoke at October’s Synod of Bishops on the family …

The past few weeks, I’ve written about welcoming LGBT Catholics home for Christmas, discerning one’s vocation, and the enduring significance of the Salvadoran martyrs 25 years after their murders. This …

Last Saturday, a group of men, women, and children from both sides of the border braved the rain in Nogales, Ariz. They were there to participate in the annual binational …

A priest and nun meet at a bar…no, I’m not starting a joke. This is actually how I met Sister Judy Molosky. We struck up a conversation while I was …

Have you noticed how much Hollywood seems to be into spirituality these days? I’m not talking about those paparazzi photos plastered all over the tabloids of Gwyneth and Madonna walking …

When asked to declare a religion, one in three Gen Xers and Millennials respond with “none.” I’m sure this doesn’t surprise you — it’s pretty standard to be Catholic in …

A few months after I was born, my great-uncle Fr. Edward Timmons, S.J., dropped dead in the middle of reading the Passion at Palm Sunday mass. Quite the Halloween image, …

I’m wondering if sophomoric humor appeals to me because I never really acted like a sophomore in high school. Let’s face it; I was the guy volunteering to help Sister …

In 1989, five months before the Jesuits were assassinated, my friend Karl Kiser, S.J., and I managed to talk our way into El Salvador. At the Salvadoran embassy in Guatemala …

What is it about the most wonderful time of the year that also makes it the most stressful time of year? Sure, there’s all the buying and wrapping of gifts, …

If you’re a regular in the Catholic blogosphere, you’re probably familiar with Ron and Mavis Pirola, the devout Australian couple who spoke at October’s Synod of Bishops on the family …