A table in my living room has become a kind of shrine. On it rest photos of people special to me: my grandmother, my parents, my best friend. All have passed...
The Examined Life
Discover The Examined Life columns, highlighting the intersections between contemplation, lived faith, and social justice in daily life.
Grandpa’s example speaks more eloquently than those of larger-than-life saints. A number of years ago I had a conversation with an acquaintance that has stuck...
Want to see “the other America”? Just keep your eyes peeled the next time you stay in a hotel. Marta cleaned my hotel room when I attended a recent conference...
Can a corporation have religious beliefs? The Hobby Lobby decision looms. On March 29 of this year, thousands of people across the United States went on a...
If we want people to listen to us speak about God and faith, we also must learn the language of science. When I was a kid, my cousin introduced me to Carl...
Have you ever wondered why we don’t wash feet in church every Sunday? It’s something I think about every Holy Thursday, when at my parish the bowls and...
Peace activist John Dear’s departure from the Jesuits calls to mind our need for modern prophets. On a recent trip from Chicago to Charlotte, North Carolina, I...
The young woman shared her difficult history, her crippling grief. Then she asked, “So what’s a chaplain again?” Hospitals, especially hospital emergency...
Seeking input on marriage and family life, Pope Francis has decided to consult the experts. If Pope Francis asked you whether divorced and remarried Catholics...
The real bread of the Eucharist has plenty to say about people starving while others eat $17 burgers. Chicago has recently experienced an unholy attack on the...
