New Revised Standard Version, the King James Bible, the Douay-Rheims, The Message—do we really need yet another translation of the New Testament? David Bentley...
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When I was in my early twenties, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the central...
In my opinion, you’re either an Advent person or a Lent person. Me? I’m an Advent person. First, the wait time is much shorter. And for a person who counts...
Work is part of how we participate in God’s creation. The church teaches that human labor should be compensated with a just wage; that is, workers should...
Americans have always struggled with work: seeking just wages, securing equal rights, and balancing time for family with the necessary demands of supporting...
The story should seem familiar. The church was protecting members of the clergy who had committed crimes, shielding priests from the justice of the state. We...
For decades a friend’s dad took his cars to a mechanic who had started a Ph.D. but ended up hanging out his shingle working on cars. Most adults in our...
Last week I attended a volunteer orientation at a center for youth experiencing homelessness. The program director noted early on that many of the youth who...
“Without a vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18). This biblical wisdom comes to mind as I ponder the state of our nation. I write this reflection in the...
This summer the revelations of past assault on children and harassment committed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick roiled the U.S. church. Other exposés of abuses...
