COLUMNS
Letter to my post-quarantine self
To my post-quarantine self:
Father Koch: The Body of Christ bares the wounds of the Crucifixion
Why does the resurrected Jesus, triumphant in all his glory, still bear in his Body the marks of the wounds of the Crucifixion?
How a former news anchor found guidance
The reality of Jesus’ Resurrection holds special significance for those who have recently lost a loved one and take comfort in the idea that they will someday be reunited again in heaven.
What we ‘knead’ to know
In early March, I went to Sam's Club to stock up for the coming shelter-in-place order.
Remembering that God’s ‘got the whole world in his hands’
My son slides onto the piano bench and starts to play. Decades ago, I sat at the same piano and plunked out the same tune.
Father Koch: Jesus makes himself known in the emptiness to those who can see him
For many people it can be very difficult to find hope. We can get caught up in our own darkness, suffering, challenges and difficulties that a light at the end of the tunnel feels more like an on-coming train than a hope to chase after.
The road and the rainbow
The week before Ash Wednesday, I was driving home from San Diego when raindrops began to splash against my windshield.
Father Koch: Jesus makes himself known in the emptiness to those who can see him
For many people it can be very difficult to find hope.
A word to our readers ....
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, and the many ways it is impacting life as we all have known it, the standard content that would have been published in this April issue of The Monitor Magazine is being set aside.
The dispelling of an illusion
We don’t much like the word disillusionment. Normally we think of it as a negative and not as something that does us a favor.
Choose what matters
It is "time to choose what matters and what passes away," Pope Francis told us March 27 when he spoke from the Vatican.
The spiritual benefits of technology in a time of crisis
"Gather 'round the TV, kids, it's time to pray." Those are words I never thought I would utter as a Catholic media studies professor ...
Love lives in the sacred place called home
So, here we are. Stuck at home. For many, the situation is challenging, frustrating and claustrophobic.
In life or death, we are safe in the hands of God
For me, April has always been the herald of newness, recalling memories of childhood Easters ...
Father Koch: We all share in the Passion of Jesus Christ
Palm Sunday, known also as Passion Sunday, is a time to reflect on the momentous events of Holy Week, the Paschal Mystery.
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