No, my father wasn’t famous, but he was my dad. He passed away in 2003. And just like Kelly Conway said of her father, my siblings and I would say, “We knew he would have to leave us someday, but that day came too soon.”
Amen Gunty Commentary
‘Pea toast’ and other sacrifices
We fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and abstain from meat on the other Fridays of the season, but it’s not much of a sacrifice to splurge on lobster instead of beef as a Lenten meal.
Combat disaster fatigue with compassion
Harden not your heart. Combat disaster fatigue with compassion.
I have seen the face of Christ
Many years ago, I read an essay that pointed out that the church – whose head is Christ – must have a dual nature: like Jesus, both divine and human. If the church were not human, it would not be riddled with sinners and all that sin brings into our lives; but if the church were not divine, it could not have lasted two millennia, the argument went.
‘You are precious; I love you’
We cannot simply say, “Have a nice day,” to someone who is clinically depressed, and expect that to change his or her situation. But we can learn to identify warning signs (see box) and get help for those who are hurting.
Amen: Lessons learned about human life
My folks showed the face of Christ to those they met. They instilled respect for life in us.
Celebrating honors for the Catholic Review
The Catholic Review picked up 32 awards combined from the Associated Church Press, the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association.
In Baltimore, five quick years for Archbishop Lori
Five years in as the 16th shepherd of the first diocese in the United States, it seems like Archbishop Lori is just getting started.
Amen: Amid change, same message
Through all of this change, the message of the church remains the same: Jesus Christ – yesterday, today and forever, as St. John Paul II reminded us.
Amen: World Youth Day visits country steeped in our faith
Poland is Catholic – spiritually and culturally. The faith is woven into the lives and fortunes of the people.