COLUMNS
Be not afraid, we're all in this together
Each October we observe Respect Life Month in dioceses around the United States. This year’s theme is “Be Not Afraid,” but of what, or whom, are we supposed to not be afraid?
Healthy and unhealthy fear of God
As a theologian, priest, and preacher, I often get asked: “Why isn’t the Church preaching more fear of God anymore?
Pope Francis highlights gifts of young people in Colombia
During his recent visit to Colombia, Pope Francis put young people front and center in many of his speeches.
An education for kindness
Like many, I enjoyed watching the video clips of Prince George starting school.
Our Struggle with Riches
A number of years ago I attended a funeral. The man to whom we were saying goodbye had enjoyed a full and rich life.
The Lord hears the cry of the newborn
It's as loud as a fire alarm (except it goes off 20 times a day). It screeches like fingernails down a chalkboard. And rather than fleeing to escape it, we're supposed to run right toward it.
Stop worrying and start living
Sleepless nights. Stomach problems. Panic attacks that required a trip to the emergency room.
Catholic education gives students tools to be successful in life, faith
Education is the vehicle by which the world is driven to change. A Catholic high school education is essential because it is a system that is based on values, ethics and faith. Catholic secondary education is based on the Gospel teachings of peace and acceptance.
Order from chaos: Learning from disasters' first responders
How do they do it?
Are you ready to be a child again?
This time of year always brings me back to my childhood.
Whole-life perspective: How one young activist thinks about social justice
As a college student, I spend much of my time deliberating the great questions of our day, not least among them: the limp salad or the pizza?
Life's unfinished symphony
Fall has arrived. A heavy fog hangs over the city like a damp blanket that someone took out of the dryer too soon.
Language as opening or closing our minds
Closing of the American Mind. This was his thesis: In our secularized world today our language is becoming ever-more empirical, one-dimensional, and devoid of depth and this is closing our minds by stripping us of the deeper meanings inside our own experience.
New media environments change our sensibilities, even our religious ones
A recent headline proclaimed, "Potential Senate candidate Kid Rock fires back at Eminem for his anti-President Trump rap."
The clear light of Blessed Chiara Badano
Blessed Chiara Badano was born in 1971 in the northern Italian village of Sassello. At the age of nine, she joined the Focolare Movement, a Catholic organization dedicated to the brotherhood of all mankind.
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