Despite President Biden’s commitment to unifying our nation, unity seems elusive within the political rancor. Catholics are not exempt from the discord, and...
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On an October afternoon in Ohio, more than 100 University of Dayton students gathered on campus and virtually for an anti-racism march and rally. They talked...
Readings (Year B) Job 7:1-4, 6-7Psalm 147:1-61 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: Re-connect with God I grew up in Wisconsin about 45 minutes...
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 white Americans traveled to Mississippi to counteract the intimidation of Black voters by accompanying them to polling...
Anti-racism work is a lifelong commitment. Are you ready? To avoid burnout, undergird anti-oppression work with Ignatian spiritual practices. The Civil Rights...
I’m happy to report our lectionary makes no use at all of this contentious passage from First Corinthians. In fact, the entire 14th chapter of that letter, in...
In his book, The Rule of Peace: St. Benedict and the European Future (St. Bede’s Publications), the English writer Christopher Derrick writes, “Stress and...
My great-grandmother’s house was full of mysteries. Full of secret rooms and eclectic memorabilia, the house always felt a bit like a treasure hunt. In...
An HBO Max three-part docuseries, Expecting Amy, and the final season of the award-winning and oft-Emmy-nominated Schitt’s Creek (a Canadian Broadcasting...
In late 2002 one of my publishers called me on the phone in a panic: “The pope is killing me!” he moaned. Publishers rarely phone. This was serious. The...
