guest commentary CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryLent Fasting: Connecting to joy Father Richard Malloy, S.J.March 11, 20225 min read When fasting, we are more likely to be attentive; be intelligent; be reasonable; be responsible. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryWar in Ukraine Lessons to be learned from Ukraine’s witness Greg ErlandsonMarch 9, 20224 min read The scenes of brave Ukrainians standing in front of tanks, making Molotov cocktails, picking up arms to fight an overwhelming aggressor, taps into some powerful American myths about righteous struggles and David vs. Goliath contests. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryNewsSportsWorld News Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL Kate O’HareFebruary 10, 20227 min read As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football. CommentaryGuest CommentaryParenting Is your parish family-friendly? Laura Kelly FanucciFebruary 10, 20224 min read Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience. CommentaryGuest CommentaryLentSports How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline Elise Italiano UreneckFebruary 10, 20224 min read What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness. CommentaryGuest Commentary One city’s effort to close the digital divide Mark PattisonJanuary 27, 20225 min read In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. households did not have an internet connection, according to Reviews.org, a website that evaluates products and services for home internet connectivity. CommentaryGuest CommentaryObituariesSocial Justice Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend Shannen Dee WilliamsJanuary 3, 20225 min read 2021 saw the passing of some of the nation’s most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era. ChristmasCommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary A meditation on Mary’s heart at the Nativity Cassandra PalmerDecember 22, 20213 min read All along, Mary’s immaculate heart had always been fertile ground for God’s love to grow. CommentaryGuest CommentaryRacial Justice My Advent pilgrimage to the gravesite of Sister Thea Bowman Shannen Dee WilliamsDecember 9, 20214 min read In these trying times, one can only wonder what Sister Thea, an unapologetic champion of Black life, mothers, families and social equality, might say about the current state of our bitterly divided nation and church. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentarySaints Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek: Poor in spirit Father Richard Malloy, S.J.December 4, 20214 min read Walter Ciszek was a tough kid growing up in the rugged coal country of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. In the mysterious ways of God, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1928 and, as a novice, offered to go to the Russian missions. In 1938, he was sent to Poland and later accompanied workers who were heading into […] Previous 1 … 4 5 6 … 22 Next