Making a difference June 27, 2018By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey As the rhetoric heats up, people who work at the White House are being kicked out of restaurants. Entertainers make lewd jokes and hurl obscenities at the president. What’s happening to us?
The Question Behind the Question June 20, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Bishop Barron wonders whether video might be a better means of communication than texts for U.S. bishops.
How to promote religious liberty June 20, 2018By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Religious Freedom I’ve always suspected that at the root of the religious liberty controversies of the last few years is an inherent distrust or even disrespect for traditional religious beliefs.
The pope’s security detail/ Communion in Protestant churches? June 13, 2018By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about the pope’s security detail and receiving Communion in Protestant churches.
Words and deeds June 13, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary It’s no good to speak about the faith and not to live it. And if we are living the faith, we should be willing to speak of it.
The skinny on summer June 11, 2018By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Do all the good you can, for as many people as you can, for as long as you can. If you do that, you may not just live longer. You may live forever.
Of spilled juice, and joy June 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I make messes by accident and on purpose over and over and over, and God continuously offers forgiveness and strength and peace.
Of wedding cakes and our tenuous freedoms June 6, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary Richard Doerflinger finds rich ironies in the Supreme Court’s wedding cake ruling.
Solitude and solace June 6, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News After open-heart surgery, Paul McMullen’s gratitude is keener than ever.
‘Do this in memory of me’ May 28, 2018By Father Curtiss Dwyer Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Memorial Day is an opportunity, as a nation, to remember and appreciate those who have died so that we might live … freely.
Yanny vs. laurel May 24, 2018By Brett Robinson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Yanny vs. laurel is about how our senses can be tricked by subtle changes in acoustic frequencies, but it is also about how we have a strong desire to know what is true.
What’s so funny? May 18, 2018By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue God made us in his image and likeness, and humor subsequently became an important part of every human culture on earth. Our laughing granddaughter is only the most immediate reminder of the joy we are meant for.
