What Jean Vanier taught us May 14, 2019By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary Vanier changed attitudes toward the intellectually and physically disabled in ways so deep that we can hardly comprehend it.
A question sprung from the garden May 2, 2019By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary We celebrate, we loudly proclaim “Alleluia,” but we also hover in that upper room, wondering what this event means for the rest of our lives. As Christians, it is the question we cannot deny or avoid. It’s the pivotal question of our entire existence.
The women who stayed April 26, 2019By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Imagine how different the story might have been if the women had not gone to the tomb while others slept, had not discovered the body gone, had not listened to the angels or had not run to tell the stunning news of Christ’s resurrection that changed everything.
Scary prayers that are good for you April 2, 2019By Greg Erlandson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Scary prayers are prayers where even the very words you say seem to convict you.
Are screens becoming substitute parents? March 21, 2019By Brett Robinson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Unfortunately, in many instances, the mother-child bond is interrupted when screens are used to placate a restless toddler.
Give up worry for Lent March 15, 2019By Tony Rossi Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Venerable Fulton Sheen once said of worry: “Nothing is more destined to create deep-seated anxieties in people than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.”
A letter to Archbishop William E. Lori on his pastoral on racism March 12, 2019By Carole Norris Greene Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary If I had to point to one thing that stunted my motivation to evangelize, to go beyond highlighting cultural contributions of blacks to Catholicism to confidently asking others to become Catholic too, I’d have to admit it was racism.
Send in the clowns February 22, 2019By Elise Italiano Ureneck Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary A good comedian helps an audience to recognize common absurdities, inconsistencies and hypocrisies in any given cultural moment. Their real genius is helping audiences to recognize the ones in which they also take part.
The makings of a long-lasting marriage February 14, 2019By Tony Rossi Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary People often wonder what the secret is to a successful marriage. Based on the Rowe’s relationship, the answer is love, understanding, faith, compassion, and selflessness. They don’t sound like such a secret at all.
Let people know they matter February 7, 2019By Carolyn Woo Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Let this Valentine’s Day be an opportunity to let people know that they matter to us.
One man’s meat January 17, 2019By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue Learning to speak and write clearly is essential to success in all the disciplines that young people are flocking to these days.
Recovering intimacy in a lonely world January 15, 2019By Greg Erlandson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Rather than “Thou shalt not” as its battle cry, the church can offer a genuinely positive vision of “the joy of love,” a holistic understanding of sex and intimacy for a society increasingly despairing about both.
