Today, as a middle-aged journalist who covers news in the Catholic Church, I often work from a comfortable home office. But 25 years ago, I was a 21-year-old U...
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Readings (Year A): Genesis 12:1 – 4aPsalms 33:4 – 5, 18 – 19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8b – 10Matthew 17:1 – 9 Reflection: Leveraging...
When remembering the revolutionary period in American history known as the civil rights movement—a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign that...
A common misunderstanding about Catholicism is that the church has preset answers to every possible moral or theological question, and that discussion about...
The Car Arctic Monkeys (Domino, 2022) The Arctic Monkeys’ latest album—their seventh LP and first in close to five years—shows the continuing metamorphosis of...
Some people respond with anger or outrage when they encounter a controversial work of art. Their indignation can be all the more intense if the artwork touches...
“We call it ‘whiskey, wings, and wisdom’ but there was only whiskey at the first meeting,” says Chuck Kohl, a 56-year-old father of four. “We do occasionally...
The Mary of my girlhood was modest in every way. She didn’t take up much space or make much noise. Everything about her demeanor proclaimed sexual...
Last November I delivered the annual Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies at Villanova University. (November is when we recall the contributions...
Readings (Year A): Genesis 2:7 – 9; 3:1 – 7Psalms 51:3 – 4, 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 14 and 17Romans 5:12 – 19Matthew 4:1 – 11...
