guest commentary CommentaryGuest CommentaryVocations A journey toward Christ and vocation Gryffen AtkinsonAugust 22, 20263 min read Leaving Quo Vadis, I felt a calling and a mission. For several years, I had been discerning a vocation to the priesthood, but that call often seemed to come more from my mind than from my heart. Through this retreat and the experiences I encountered there, that changed CommentaryGuest Commentary Addiction doesn’t have to be the final word Timothy A. McCarthyAugust 21, 20264 min read My work taught me that recovery often begins only when accountability and hope exist together. Sometimes treatment was enough. Sometimes the prospect of jail provides the wake-up call that makes a person willing to enter treatment. In either case, the crucial step was a willingness to change. CommentaryGuest Commentary Question Corner: What is predestination? Jenna Marie CooperAugust 10, 20264 min read Q: Could you please tell me what exactly predestination is? Also, is this a dogma of the Catholic Church or is it heresy? CommentaryGuest Commentary A Dominican, a lawyer and a priest walk into a classroom … Jenny KraskaJune 18, 20265 min read Fifty years ago, a young Dominican friar from Baltimore stepped forward to place his life into the hands of the Church. In doing so, Father D. Reginald Whitt did what every priest does at ordination: he offered not simply his talents or ambitions, but his very self. Half a century later, countless former students, colleagues, parishioners and friends can testify that the gift he offered has multiplied beyond measure. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryMarriage & Family LifeRespect Life ‘Congratulations!’ What moms want to hear in facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies Molly SheahanMay 10, 20266 min read Jess Echeverry knows how it feels to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. She experienced trauma, homelessness and three unexpected pregnancies before age 22. CommentaryGuest Commentary The Pope and the President: Means and Ends Father Thomas Ulshafer, P.S.S.April 21, 20266 min read When President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social on April 12, he sidestepped the substance of the pope’s message. CommentaryGuest Commentary The ‘both/and’ pope Deacon Manuel AliagaAugust 7, 20255 min read The elevation of Robert Prevost brings the Catholic Church its second pope from the New World, its first U.S. pontiff and the first pope to hold Peruvian citizenship – making him both the first North and South American pope. CommentaryGuest Commentary Expert discusses serious harms of smartphones for children and how to limit their use Charlie CamosyJuly 11, 20257 min read Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more. CommentaryGuest CommentaryUncategorized Pilgrims of Hope: Walking the Way of St. Francis in the Year of Jubilee Father Evan PontonJune 26, 20256 min read Together “we seek the city to come” – not Baltimore, not Assisi, not even the “eternal city” of Rome – but the City of God, the new Jerusalem. Take courage. We are pilgrims of hope CommentaryGuest Commentary Jesus is waiting for you Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.August 24, 20244 min read We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 22 Next
