I started working for U.S. Catholic on the day our office closed during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. While I was bummed not...
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One of the finest fruits of this now multiyear global pandemic has been the extended time it allowed me to spend with my three children. By working from home...
Architect or not, it seems everyone has opinions on what a church should look like. Some prefer ornate gothic structures that tower above them, while others...
Even during the early months of the pandemic, many called the global outbreak of COVID-19 an apocalyptic event. This was not only in the sense that it was a...
Readings (Year B) Ezekiel 17:22–24Psalm 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–162 Corinthians 5:6–10Mark 4:26–34 Reflection: Mustard seed spirituality The year 2020 was tough. The...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Why read the Bible? I ask because I don’t think that you can understand the Bible without a knowledge...
The Life Ahead Directed by Edoardo Ponti (Netflix, 2020) Set in the southern Italian port of Bari, Edoardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead weaves together the lives of...
What I miss most about going to church is the choir. During this long year of pandemic, when I only entered our parish building twice, that’s the piece of...
Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I had a wonderful spiritual director who would often ask me this simple question when I was in the midst of...
