I first encountered St. Ignatius of Loyola when I was a boy. My grandmother had volunteered with Father Pedro Arrupe (one of the great Ignatian social...
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Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I would prefer to not support a company like Amazon, but sometimes it is too convenient not to use...
Readings (Year C): 1 Samuel 1:20–22, 24–28 Psalm 84:2–3, 5–6, 9–10Colossians 3:12–17Luke 2:41–52 Reflection: A child’s wisdom My two-year-old-nephew got me...
The incarnation is grounded in intentionality. Think about it. God chooses to be revealed not as a conquering king, an aggressive tyrant, or even a political...
Did you know that if you’re a poor and unemployed single mother, before you can get any financial assistance from the government you must have a job? On top of...
In the 1989 movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the title character competes with the Nazis to find the Holy Grail. At the end of his quest, he must pass...
When I dreamt of becoming a mother, I never imagined parenting in strings of broken Spanish. In fact, my linguistic understanding of it was limited to a...
One of the most popular holiday pastimes among U.S. Christians is hand-wringing about whether we’ve all forgotten that Christmas is a celebration of Christ...
Readings (Year C): Micah 5:1–4Psalm 80:2–3, 15–16, 18–19.Hebrews 10:5–10Luke 1:39–45 Reflection: O come, O come, Emmanuel For decades, friends and I have...
Joe Biden’s “build back better” legislative train stalled at the station in October. West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin joined the entire Republican...
