COLUMNS
The loss of heaven and the fear of hell
Growing up as a Roman Catholic, like the rest of my generation, I was taught a prayer called, “The Act of Contrition.”
Living in largo: in praise of a slower pace
There is an art and a science to slow living. This summer I’m trying to learn both.
People who make others better
People often ask me who I admire most. My response has evolved from specific individuals to a quality that inspires me deeply: the ability of some people to make others better.
In case you are wondering, God cares
In this column, Father Catoir provides Scripture citations that reflect the love that God has for his children.
Following Christ is bound to make us uncomfortable
As a child I grew up in a house without air-conditioning, a small, three-bedroom ranch with few windows.
Creative service in today's Church
Gotta dance? Gotta sing? For creative artists eager to dedicate themselves to their craft, the desire to do so full time can be powerful.
Work is at the heart of finding joy
As cardinal archbishop of Milan before becoming Pope, St. Paul VI was often found talking to workers in their workplaces. Getting to know them personally is one reason his thinking and writings were so practical.
A visit to Emmett Till's coffin
Over 60 years ago, a young African American boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi after an encounter with a white woman in a country store on a dusty road on a hot, humid Southern day.
Particular kinds of saints are needed
Simone Weil once commented that it’s not enough today to be merely a saint; rather “we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment.”
Christ of Peace
Ciudad Victoria is the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It sits at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains in northeastern Mexico about 200 miles from the U.S. border.
Is peace the piece that is missing from our hearts?
As children, there is something powerful about the stories told to us by our fathers.
Our awesome body
Leonardo da Vinci was a genus in understanding the human body.
Father Augustus Tolton: A sign for today
I recently participated in a conference that explored the church's sexual abuse crisis and the effect the crisis has had on the church's witness in the public square.
Parables are stories from the heart
Stories have power. Instead of telling us how to think or act, they engage our natural human curiosity to show us the results of thinking or acting a certain way – and let us ponder how that applies to our own lives.
It's lovely to be human
Life can be difficult at times, but all things considered, it’s lovely to be human. Thanks be to God, we were all given such an incredible gift at birth: the gift of life. Dare I say that in many ways we’ve made great progress since then.
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