In 1980, in the midst of a U.S. funded war the UN Truth Commission called genocidal, the soon-to-be-assassinated Archbishop Óscar Romero promised history that...
Saints
On the anniversary of the assasination of Oscar Romero, use this reflection, Romero's words, and the following questions to generate discussion about...
When my mother was a girl, she lost a ring that meant a lot to her. Given that she was a very devout child, she did what any right-thinking Italian American in...
One day a friend of mine called a classmate from college with whom she had not talked in years, only to learn that the woman’s 7-month-old baby had...
The halls of Riuniti Hospital in Reggio Calabria were bustling that summer day with white-coated doctors and orderlies. The P.A. system blared as southern...
San Marcos de Tlatazola must have been old when Columbus reached the New World. Hemmed in on all sides by the cloud-mottled peaks of the Sierra Madre...
I came to the stories of the saints in a rather unusual way—and one I don’t expect any of you to share: I wrote for a Catholic homily preparation resource, and...
In the evening of March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador was shot and killed while celebrating Mass in the chapel on the grounds of...
What does it mean to be a “doctor of the church”? Who has been designated this title and why? Who are the doctors of the church? A doctor of the...
Every Sunday after Mass, I pat Jesus big toe. Let me hasten to explain that Jesus is made of wood. Like the little boy who preferred his mother over prayer to...
