April proved to be an incredibly cruel month for economic and political refugees attempting to escape conflict and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa...
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By Father James Tunstead Burtchaell, C.S.C. This essay appeared in the May 1988 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 53, No. 5, pages 29-31). Ruth and Paul came by...
Jordan might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of your next travel destination. Surrounded by Israel, Syria, and Iraq, Jordan probably...
The Hebrew word for the poor is anawim, which in the Hebrew Bible literally means “little breaths.” Thinking of the poor as “little breaths” calls attention as...
On June 18, Pope Francis will publish the Church's first enyclical on ecology. While for many this is an exciting and unprecedented move, others have...
Why has the church gone silent in the face of recent attacks on organized labor? Indiana’s bishops recently issued a letter deploring the continuing poverty in...
Matt Maher Saints and Sinners (Essential, 2015) Get your hands and hearts ready, Christian music fans. Matt Maher’s latest album, Saints and Sinners...
When Pope Francis announced his new crop of cardinals earlier this year, it did not go unnoticed that no Americans were on the list. There was no red hat for...
I used to have a neighbor, an elderly gentleman who walked up and down the streets of our quiet neighborhood most afternoons, ready to talk to whoever crossed...
By Timothy Shriver (Sarah Crichton Books, 2014) In Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most, Timothy Shriver draws us into the Shriver and Kennedy families...