After 75 years of inimitable companionship—not to mention inspiration and children—my wife Kay said, “Enough,” (though not aloud) and started tending to last...
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Even the Old Testament writers—not generally thought of as a funny lot—knew the healing power of humor: “A cheerful heart is a good medicine,” says the...
In May 2017 a man on a Portland train harassed and yelled anti-Muslim slurs at two young women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. As the incident escalated, the...
Antiracism training shouldn’t just be a requirement for leaders to work in the church, says Catherine Meeks. Instead, she envisions a church in which the work...
Thwack. The kickball ricochets off the front of our house and the arguing begins. “Safe!” yells Henry. “Run to second!” yells Thomas. “I got you out!” yells...
There are some Bible stories that don’t appear in the Lectionary. Like that of Yael, in the book of Judges, who drives a tent peg through an enemy general’s...
Growing up in London, Ontario was not easy for me as an Asian immigrant. I was taunted on the school playground almost daily. Kids used derogatory slang...
By chance I was on campus late at night recently, and realized that I could savor Mass in one of the residence halls; there are ten such halls on my campus...
On an exotic vacation our son took with my brother and sister-in-law, all travelers brought a playlist of five songs that said something about them. Fallen not...
At the start of the Triduum last year, a theater monk offered our group of lectors this advice: Do your homework. Tell the story. The monks of Saint...
