In my years since becoming a parent, I’ve heard myself, not infrequently, repeating the aphorisms and one-liners that formed the soundtrack of my childhood...
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On March 30, the Vatican announced its repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, a principle used to justify centuries of colonialism and oppression of...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 22:19 – 23Psalms 138:1 – 2, 2 – 3, 6, 8Romans 11:33 – 36Matthew 16:13 – 20 Reflection: Who do I say...
In June the U.S. Supreme Court struck down what had been considered a sacrosanct civil rights achievement, ruling affirmative action programs at Harvard...
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution By Rainn Wilson (Hachette Go, 2023) Actor Rainn Wilson’s quarantine project was a book he says he’d been wanting...
When Jesus called his disciples, he promised to make them fishers of men. He also gave nautical and angling advice during his ministry. We might think of...
The siren call of doting grandparents and a much more affordable cost of living lured my husband and me to migrate from Providence, Rhode Island, where he was...
The Second Amendment, adopted in 1791, justified replacing a standing army with properly controlled civilian militias responsible for defending certain...
In 2011, at age 27, I experienced a crisis of faith. The man I loved and hoped to marry—a very scientifically-minded software engineer—joined a group of other...
This World Youth Day, I went with a group of pilgrims that waved a pride flag amid a sea of nation flags. I was part of a group of eight people who went to...
