Parish Name: Our Mother of Sorrows Location: Greece, New York Founded: 1829 Diocese: Rochester, New York Pastor: Fr. Paul Tomasso Number of Parishioners: 1,400...
Articles
We’ve trickle-downed our way to shocking income inequality and a sluggish economy. Now it’s time for a reality check. Sounding Board is one person’s take on a...
Years ago my sister found herself explaining death to her young son. She tried to present the startling truths in a reassuring fashion. “Well, honey, everyone...
Each Sunday at Mass, we confess with a collective voice, “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.” When I was a...
By Deirdre Cornell (Orbis, 2014) In her latest book, Jesus Was a Migrant, Deirdre Cornell makes biblical stories and faith practices come powerfully alive by...
Meet the woman who makes Walmart’s low-priced clothes. She works 10-hour days for $103 per month. And her factory is one of the good ones. Amid the bustle of...
In 2007 New Jersey became the first state to abolish the death penalty since it was reinstated in 1976, joining 12 other states that never reintroduced the...
Should a librarian have any less of a right to unionize than an auto worker or a nurse? In 1981 my grandmother, a librarian, became a union organizer. The...
Immigrants may seem like a powerless population, but community organizer Ana Garcia-Ashley believes that together they can be a force for positive change. As a...
Sam Baker (Self-released, 2013) Say Grace is a collection of rough-hewn jewels honoring the people Sam Baker calls “everyday heroes.” There is the flagman on...
