amen columns AmenBridge CollapseCommentary ‘The Bridge is love’ Carole Norris GreeneJune 19, 20244 min read Only God knows precisely why things happen. For our part, we will always have the privilege of offering comfort to those who grieve great losses and even livelihoods. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentaryEucharistFeature More than a ‘cracker’ George P. Matysek Jr.May 8, 20244 min read As one of my own daughters prepares to receive her first Communion this spring, my wife and I try to explain that in the Eucharist we encounter the God of the universe. Just as food feeds and nourishes our bodies, the Eucharist feeds and nourishes our souls. It gives us the strength to resist sin and to be Christ’s presence in the world. AmenBlack Catholic MinistryCommentaryRacial Justice ‘Just-us’ sessions? Carole Norris GreeneMarch 19, 20244 min read Perhaps “just-us sessions” initially could lead to discussions of ways to uphold the dignity of others without being torn down for atrocities that took root long before many were born. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentaryFeatureMarriage & Family Life Love makes room George P. Matysek Jr.February 26, 20243 min read Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. shares some personal reflections on welcoming a sixth child to his family. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary Firm foundation Christopher GuntyDecember 26, 20233 min read We need support poles and decking to give our faith life some structure. Those are other sacraments, including reconciliation/confession, and devotionals such as praying the rosary, the Angelus, Divine Mercy chaplet or morning and evening prayer. AmenChristmasCommentary Christmas still calls Carole Norris GreeneDecember 18, 20233 min read God will never dishonor himself by going back on this tremendous gift of free will. And when our choices cause us pain, God never stops encouraging us to “confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help” (Heb 4:16). AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary Praying for the dead Christopher GuntyNovember 2, 20234 min read The things that weigh us down in this life – fatigue, difficult jobs, pain, injustice, our sins – will all be gone in heaven. AmenCommentaryEucharist The music in my head Carole Norris GreeneOctober 5, 20233 min read Through their three-year eucharistic revival, the U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics to “enter more deeply by faith and love” into the mystery of mysteries, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. AmenCommentary Love and truth Father Matthew BueningSeptember 7, 20234 min read We must be humble and open to new ways that express the reality of LGBT Catholics within the loving embrace of the church. AmenBlack Catholic MinistryCommentaryRacial Justice Take heart, press forward Carole Norris GreeneJuly 13, 20234 min read Congress XIII participants can take heart from the consecrated men and women who for decades courageously spoke truth to power as they called for the inclusion of the cultural contributions of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church during those troubling times before the Baltimore-based National Black Catholic Congress Inc. (NBCC) was established. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 10 Next Rita BuettnerSeptember 4, 20226 Min Read