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Effie Caldarola

Effie Caldarola writes a biweekly for OSV News. Caldarola is a wife, mom and grandmother who received her master's degree in pastoral ministry from Seattle University.

Reunions in graveyards

October 18, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

It’s not macabre to love a graveyard. On the contrary, there’s a feeling of continuity, of belonging, of hope in resurrection. It impresses on me the shortness of this earthly journey and the gratitude I have for my loved ones.

Deer in the dusky evening

October 3, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Environment

As we look forward to St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day on Oct. 4, may we pray to St. Francis for the freedom of simplicity and a renewed commitment to our mother Earth.

Underground railroad

September 18, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Racial Justice

Although many Americans were abolitionists, particularly the Quakers, or Friends, it’s scandalous to us now to admit that many Christian churches were complicit in profiteering from slavery, the Catholic Church being no exception.

Entering into Ignatian prayer

September 6, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Saints

Ignatian spirituality, a fundamental part of a Jesuit’s life, has become very popular and accessible to lay people since the Second Vatican Council.

The Christ you encounter

August 5, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration

The same Jesus who meets us in Scripture and at Mass meets us at the border. If we can’t see him in those desperate people, how do we face him in the Eucharist?

‘What a lucky kid I am’

July 18, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

If we find ourselves burdened by the worries of the world or the fears of tomorrow, we need to remember that our spirituality calls us to gratitude in the present moment.

Sister Helen Prejean’s work against the death penalty

June 18, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life

Sister Helen Prejean, a dynamic foe of the death penalty, had just spoken to a crowd in a small town in Nebraska as part of our campaign to do away with execution in the state.

Ripley and Rupnik

May 16, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary

Caravaggio’s victims are long gone. But living, breathing women whose lives have been drastically impacted by Rupnik live on. It’s time to honor them.

Easter and Pentecost

April 17, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Easter

The time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost is so special, but sometimes I fear we leave the Easter season behind us too quickly.

Asylum and helping the ‘Refugee on the Threshold’

April 6, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Books, Commentary

In “Refugee on the Threshold,” Timothy Leacock tells of the long and harrowing journey of a Somalian man whose life was threatened by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab after he applied for a government job.

Angels and ecumenism

March 19, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations

If you’re of an older generation, you may remember being taught that no one got to heaven outside the Catholic Church. Fortunately, the Second Vatican Council helped us get over this narrow approach to God’s mercy.

Looking for signs and Nineveh

March 5, 2024
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

It takes spiritual maturity to become the sign rather than, like a hopeful child, demanding one.

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