COMMENTARY

A message for Catholic media: Don't let print die

The Catholic Church has a story to tell. And it is a story worth telling in print.

The positive side of solitude

Most people do not like to be alone. But why?

Innate creativity, beauty brought to the fore as people cope with quarantine

It started with the Italians whose arias rose from the balconies.

Coronavirus gives newlyweds opportunity to focus on Sacrament

"I finally understand why he compares heaven to a wedding feast," ...

Leaving peace behind as our farewell gift

There is such a thing as a good death, a clean one, a death that, however sad, leaves behind a sense of peace. 

Acts of bravery are the pandemic's grace notes

In this time of pandemic, we have come to recognize how widespread bravery is, ...

Unique times for a really unique person: Mom

The pandemic ... cannot, absolutely must not, take the spotlight from: Mother's Day!

It’s our responsibility to support corporate citizenship

We should be looking at business practices and whether they stand for the values in which we profess to believe. 

Jonah’s story is a lesson in God’s mercy and forgiveness

I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Jonah and the Whale.

Reflecting on the loyalty of St. Joseph

On May 1, we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, who serves as one of the most inspirational models of loyalty in all human history.

How to continue the Easter celebration at home

May is usually a month crammed with celebrations on our calendars. 

A spirit of unity during the pandemic

In any crisis throughout our nation’s history, people have pulled together in a spirit of community ...

In times of crisis, become godlike

My son had trouble graphing an equation for his algebra class ...  

Is there an eighth Corporal Work of Mercy?

There are strange gifts wrapped in this terrible pandemic.

A time for the domestic Church to flourish

Family life holds a special place in the Catholic imagination.


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