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The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25
CommentaryGuest CommentaryRespect Life

The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25

Elise Italiano UreneckApril 17, 20204 min read
A culture of life is always within reach and is built one moment and decision at a time.
Sense of smell
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest CommentaryIntellect and Virtue

Sense of smell

John GarveyApril 16, 20203 min read
John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
Lessons from the novel ‘The Plague’
BooksCommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

Lessons from the novel ‘The Plague’

Father Eugene HemrickApril 14, 20202 min read
When overcome with fear, do we pray to a merciful God or see God’s wrath punishing us?
A response to ‘We are an Easter people’
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

A response to ‘We are an Easter people’

Catholic News ServiceApril 9, 20207 min read
It is irresponsible to assert that we know enough about the virus to encourage, in good conscience, the sorts of decisions that could very well end up becoming matters of life and death.
From disaster, an Easter people rise
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

From disaster, an Easter people rise

Carolyn WooApril 9, 20203 min read
This plague has opened our hearts and minds to questions that we should have been asking all along: What is most important to us? Do we love well? What can we count on?
Grief and loss in the time of COVID-19
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

Grief and loss in the time of COVID-19

Father Lawrence JohnsonApril 1, 20205 min read
Grief is an unwelcome but inevitable presence in our lives.  And we will live through it.
I’ve been exposed to the coronavirus — I think
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

I’ve been exposed to the coronavirus — I think

Chaz MuthMarch 27, 20205 min read
What I came to learn during my confinement is that you don’t have to have symptoms to be a carrier of COVID-19 and spread it to others.
Finding healing after tragedy or loss
CommentaryGuest CommentaryLight One Candle

Finding healing after tragedy or loss

Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.March 25, 20203 min read
There is no predictable timing for healing from loss but there are things we can do to help ourselves get through that painful period.
Our Christian calling and social distancing
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

Our Christian calling and social distancing

Elise Italiano UreneckMarch 17, 20204 min read
The global phenomenon of imposed isolation provides an important moment to call to mind the many people who experience “social distancing” as a daily, lived reality — most often not of their choosing.
Coronavirus and ‘Hollywood Squares’
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest CommentaryIntellect and Virtue

Coronavirus and ‘Hollywood Squares’

John GarveyMarch 16, 20204 min read
The novel coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China, late last year has affected higher education like nothing I have experienced in my time as a university president.
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