COLUMNS

The impossibility of being simultaneously grateful and unhappy

There is no way of measuring the discontent that lies hidden beneath the lights and festive happenings of Christmas holidays in any given year. No need to try.

Retirement: An invitation for something more

Hello. I feel like I should re-introduce myself to you as I have just finished my five-year term of service at Catholic Relief Services and now write to you in my status as "me" and not president and CEO, or dean, or professor or whatever titles I have held since …

A new year the perfect time for the pursuit of happiness

Don Currey was a 30-year-old graduate student when he cut down the world’s oldest tree.  

Lessons learned through the activities we love

Every person has their own unique interests. All of us think we are more diverse in our likes than those around us. The irony of that statement is lost on most.

Accepting yourself as God does

Perfectionists are often exhausted. They don't know how to relax. It's important to realize that being perfect is not as important as being at peace with who you are.

Gratitude and goodbyes

The sun rose this morning in dramatic flourishes of pink and orange. Never mind that later the clouds and the gray winter reasserted themselves as members of my family left for the airport.

Apostolate to the Fourth World

When the U.S. Catholic bishops do their laudable work in looking out for the needs and rights of migrants and refugees, they are looking out for a large and vulnerable share of their flock.

Angels among us: how helping leads to healing

Spend a day in a surgery waiting room and you’ll witness a hundred quiet acts of mercy.  

Use the rules of engagement to walk with God

Every great relationship needs someone to initiate the conversation to get things going.

Climate change: A Catholic issue

Amid the excitement of a presidential inauguration, a troubling omen: Soon after Donald Trump was sworn in as our 45th president, CNBC reported that the official White House webpage on climate change was deleted. 

Rearranging resolutions for 2017

I call it "complete spring cleaning in deep midwinter," and it is at the top of the list of things I want to accomplish in 2017. Not so much a resolution as a much-needed project, this super heading has beneath it many long-overdue tasks.

A salute to Catholic educators

In the early days of our nation, it was common for youth to become apprentices and learn a trade or profession from a master craftsman.  The work was arduous, yet the end result equipped them with the ability to provide for a family and to pass on learning and skills …

Accepting the costs of professional and personal responsibility

Everyone has dreams about what life has in store, personally and professionally.

God's power as powerlessness

God defends himself only by his patience and his beauty! And how significant for our understanding of power!

Speaking heart-to-heart

Mixed feelings. That's the best way to describe my thoughts after this year's March for Life. And I'm not just talking about the discrepancy that was my numb toes and sunburned face.


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