For as many ordinations and professions of vows as I’ve witnessed, the awe of His call never fades ... Religious vows at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey (photo: Courtesy ...

I gaze upon the crucifix at Holy Mass, contemplating the image of Christ’s broken body, poured out for the Church, as he is truly present — his body, blood, soul and divinity — on the altar. A sense ...

It’s easy to say you love the church universal, the whole bride of Christ. But Scripture unmistakably calls us to love the local congregation too. Evangelical ecclesiology tends to nest at two ...

"Are you satisfied?" A bishop or his representative asks some version of that question to each person who wants to make vows as a religious. The intent is to be certain that the person is acting in ...

It was exciting to learn that St. Peter’s Basilica recently hired two women to be part of the La Fabbrica di San Pietro, for the first time since the institution responsible for the conservation of ...