Several times throughout the day, the bells from the Camaldolese monastery on the hill rang out across the fields where I worked. The sound was almost...
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Jeff Chu “I’ve come to understand how important stories are,” says Jeff Chu. “Stories help us understand the world and point us to what we value.” Chu brings...
Readings (Year C): Numbers 21:4b – 9Psalm 78:1bc – 2, 34 – 35, 36 – 37, 38Philippians 2:6 – 11John 3:13 – 17 Reflection:...
“In a divided world, the Holy Spirit teaches us to walk together in unity,” said Pope Leo XIV in his homily for Pentecost. The theme of unity has been one of...
Readings (Year C): Wisdom 9:13 – 18bPsalm 90:3 – 4, 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 14 and 17Philemon 9 – 10, 12 – 17Luke 14:25 – 33...
Golliwog Billy Woods (Backwoodz Studios, 2025) Billy Woods (not his real name) has spent the better part of a decade establishing himself as underground hip...
I had the dream again the other night, one I’ve had a hundred times over. I’m at school but not in class. Rather, I’m at my locker, desperately trying to find...
I’m a Millennial living in an intentional community. Recently, when someone heard I shared a home with two women religious—both older than me—they remarked...
When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops published a pastoral letter called “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response” in 1992, they likely expected a warm...
Several years ago, my youngest son decided he wanted to fast during part of Ramadan. He wanted to support his friend, who is Muslim. They both were elementary...
