I like the word wayfarer. It fits us humans. We are all travelers on the road of life. Me? I take wayfaring seriously. I walk daily for a couple of hours, and...
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After seeing Barack and Michelle Obama in the public eye for the last eight years, it can be difficult to think of them as anything other than the President...
I’ve never had any training in hospital chaplaincy, and I know little about medicine. Like many people, I feel awkward and uncomfortable around suffering. I...
No Crystal Stair: Womanist Spirituality By Diana L. Hayes (Orbis Books, 2016) Diana Hayes’ new book is a compilation of essays, prayers, and reflections...
During the oral arguments in the Supreme Court’s 2015 case dealing with the legal recognition of same-sex marriages, an exchange between Justice Samuel Alito...
An RCIA director recently asked me to prepare a presentation on Catholic social teaching to a group of adults. Because of the particular town and state where...
In Catholic circles, the term complementarity is often used to indicate a belief that men and women both have different—but balanced—attributes and skills. For...
When Katherine Brown experienced the stillbirth of her first child, Grace, during her 27th week of pregnancy, she struggled with the lack of support from her...
The first glimpse of sunrise in the United States each day comes atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine. From the highest point on the East...
Americans like their food—especially produce—to be beautiful. Only the least bruised, best formed fruits and vegetables ever make it to that end stage of the...
