Five Tips for Parishes from Pope Francis
Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a
Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a
The news is full of violence. It is hard not to become desensitized to the terrible ways humans treat humans. A recent story that really
We all probably wish we could take back some things we have said and done online, not only for our own sake but for the
Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2014 calls all Catholics to confront destitution in its varying forms of extreme poverty, spiritual destitution, and moral destitution. He
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
God’s love came to us in circumstances of radical poverty. The Creator of the universe was born in a stable, poor and homeless. How then
I’m an introvert. I’m not shy, I just like books, quiet get-togethers and lots of alone time. I do not like too much noise, attention
In college I went to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. I am not much of a science geek so I
When I first heard about indulgences I was pretty skeptical; they can sound so cold, clear-cut and strangely precise in an imprecise world. Now that
In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that can have a negative impact on their moral and psychological
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to “learn from the way the wildflowers grow” (6:28). They do not “work and spin,” they just sway in
Dear Discerning Young Catholic, Underachieving in the realm of morality has become so commonplace in our world that we have begun to pretend that sin
When I was young, my mother would bring me to the library every week. Because I was a voracious reader, she did not worry whether
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is my commandment: love one another
Our society is very fond of euphemisms. We like to wrap up difficult ideas and realities with words that make us feel warm and fuzzy,
When I saw the reaction against Chick-fil-A last week, I was moved to come out of hiding in regards to the “gay marriage” debate. I
I have always loved Fresh Air with Terry Gross on National Public Radio (NPR). She is the perfect interviewer, intelligent, compassionate, and always knowledgeable about
Women’s religious orders have been on a divergent path, mirroring the same divide among the Catholic faithful, for some time. The division finally reached a
Most Popular Girl in School… Not the Catholic Church! Abortion, for many Christians, is clearly morally wrong. But the issue of contraception is not so