“He brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’...
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When two friends hang out for 30 years, writing jokes and sketches, trading emails, smoking cigars, and earning Emmys—what happens when one of them comes out...
Ireland is known as the land of saints and scholars, and for good reason. Ireland boasts a variety of wild and wonderful saints, including a stunning...
One morning last October, a young mom and her toddler moved in to St. Ann’s Center with just one small suitcase between them. No boxes. No U-Haul. No moving...
Readings (Year C): Genesis 15:5 – 12, 17 – 18Psalm 27:1, 7 – 8, 8 – 9, 13 – 14Philippians 3:17 – 4:1Luke 9:28b – 36...
Papabile, n., pl. papabili: Colloquial term coined by Italian media to reference a cardinal or other official of the Catholic Church who could potentially be...
Night Palace Mount Eerie (P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2024) Phil Elverum just wants to feel alive. All of his music, be it released under The Microphones or Mount...
One year during Lent, as I was writing my doctoral dissertation in stolen moments while mothering two toddlers, I gave up precisely 10 minutes each day to take...
On Ash Wednesday, we read St. Paul’s words to the Christians in Corinth: “We are ambassadors of Christ.” This exhortation reminds us that St. Paul lived a life...
There’s a girl of about 9 or 10 named “Clara” with whom I often share a pew at the parish where I attend daily Mass. She’s a sweet kid, tall for her age...
