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Overcoming hate with mercy and love
CommentaryFor the JourneyRacial Justice

Overcoming hate with mercy and love

Effie CaldarolaAugust 11, 20203 min read
Through all of the rough days ahead, we need to remind ourselves of King’s words. The God of love walks with us and helps us not to hate.
The incredible faith and strength of the maid of Orleans — St. Joan of Arc
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest Commentary

The incredible faith and strength of the maid of Orleans — St. Joan of Arc

Effie CaldarolaMay 26, 20205 min read
Hundreds of years later, she inspires more questions than nearly any saint in history.
Lenten silence amid turmoil
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest CommentaryLent

Lenten silence amid turmoil

Effie CaldarolaMarch 3, 20203 min read
In the midst of trial and worry, we seek the intimacy of this powerful and mysterious force we call God. Let Lent open us to grace, to see the big picture, even if it’s impossible to imagine 15 Milky Ways.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: Dismissed and dissed?
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest CommentarySaints

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: Dismissed and dissed?

Effie CaldarolaNovember 14, 20194 min read
I hope Governor Cuomo does build a St. Cabrini statue, expressing the strength and vision of a woman who should not be dismissed easily.
Have you ever experienced a “thin place”?
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest Commentary

Have you ever experienced a “thin place”?

Effie CaldarolaOctober 29, 20193 min read
This is the season when the Catholic world celebrates the feast of All Saints’ Day, followed by All Souls’ Day. The night before All Saints’ Day, the cultural world celebrates Halloween, literally the eve of All Hallows.
What Jean Vanier taught us
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest Commentary

What Jean Vanier taught us

Effie CaldarolaMay 14, 20193 min read
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
CommentaryFor the JourneyGuest Commentary

A question sprung from the garden

Effie CaldarolaMay 2, 20193 min read
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 Hiding Place’
CommentaryFor the Journey

‘The Hiding Place’

Effie CaldarolaAugust 30, 20183 min read
Who inspires you? Who gives you hope? Read about a favorite saint or hero of history, and have faith.
Making a difference
CommentaryFor the Journey

Making a difference

Effie CaldarolaJune 27, 20184 min read
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 need for apologies
CommentaryFor the Journey

The need for apologies

Effie CaldarolaMay 15, 20184 min read
It takes a humble, truthful and thoughtful person to acknowledge error publicly. It’s both a gift to us, and an example we should follow.
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