So many of us are taught that polite dinner conversation avoids topics such as religion and politics. These two hot-button issues, we are told, have nothing to...
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The photograph, depicting robed and hooded KKK members gathered in a church, in front of a banner reading JESUS SAVES, is spiritually grotesque. And morally...
Readings (Year C) Exodus 32:7 – 11, 13 – 14Psalms 51:3 – 4, 12 – 13, 17, 191 Timothy 1:12 – 17Luke 15:1 – 32 Reflection:...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My parish has the chalice back at Mass and it makes me uncomfortable because of COVID-19. I...
In retrospect, the mistake might have been in telling people they were essential. It’s one explanation for the string of disruptive events that has rippled...
No Fear of Time Black Star (self-released, 2022) For those unfamiliar with hip-hop, No Fear of Time requires context. Backpack rap. This refers to a subgroup...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Unions were once an essential component of the U.S. economy. For generations, unions safeguarded the rights of workers and...
Each year as Labor Day approaches, we members of the commentariat stalk newspaper headlines for reports of strikes or union organizing campaigns like...
In August 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 263rd bishop of Rome, taking the name Pope John Paul I. Known as a warm and compassionate man...
“I can’t do this because I’m an atheist.” “I can’t do this because I’m Christian, not Catholic.” “I can’t do this because I don’t know what I believe.” These...
