One of the strongest proponents for comprehensive immigration reform in the Catholic Church over the last quarter century has been Cardinal Roger Mahony, the Archbishop of Los Angeles.  ...

I guess I wasn’t all that different from most college freshman who get swept off their feet. Every year, scores of first-year collegians return home ...

Recent passage of new legislation in Arizona has brought the divisive issue of immigration to the forefront of the national consciousness once again. This latest ...

In this episode, Benita talks about her hopes and dreams for attending law school. In episode one, Benita discusses her background and the difficulties she faced growing up. In episode two, Benita describes ...

When Anthony Dodero and two of his church friends decided to quit their jobs and head out to Thailand, it wasn't a thrill ride they ...

One of the first and key places I encountered the spiritual ideas that eventually led me to the Catholic Church was at Estes Park, high ...

Gratitude and gloom colored my view of the debate over health care reform. On St. Patrick's Day 2009, I learned that my chronic leukemia had ...

Strolling along a quiet farm road, flanked by 19th-century white clapboard buildings, Frances Carr is an endangered species in a ...

So this is where my work for Catholic Relief Services had led me: to a brothel. I was in the middle of a red light district in the go-go city of Mumbai on India's west ...

My dog Jessie is a therapy dog — meaning she is trained to bring comfort and companionship to those who need it. We visit a ...

On a recent Saturday morning a minivan weaves through the warehouse district of Elizabeth, New Jersey, a port city an hour south of New York. ...

I've never been to an AA meeting, but feel like the mantra is appropriate here in admitting to the world, "My name is Carolyn and ...

Day #5: Journey's End The pilgrims complete their Camino and arrive at the 11th century St. James Cathedral, burial site of St. James the Apostle, to place their hands ...

One of the odd and unusual places I find the presence of God is in cool. Yes, cool. I'm not talking about Don Draper charisma, ...

Catholics and Mormons haven't always clung to each other as partners in faith. In the early 20th century, for example, Mormon tradition held that "the ...

In this episode, Benita talks about the story of Esther and God's plan. In episode one, Benita discusses her background and the difficulties she faced growing up. In episode two, Benita describes how ...

It's a winter wonderland that nobody asked for and a biting cold that pierces layers of clothes. Cars line the streets submerged in ...

In this episode, Rishi discusses his family's move back to Trinidad. In episode one, Rishi talked about his family's move to Canada from Trinidad.

Conservatives have long criticized the lingering effects of the 1960s, and not without reason. The legacy of the "Love Generation" — or, as renamed by ...

Benita describes how a routine traffic stop has turned her life upside down. In episode one, Benita discusses her background and the difficulties she faced growing up.