It will be easy on this anniversary of 9/11 to celebrate the courage of the people we came to know from that terrible day as the “first responders”—the...
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The 2010 earthquake, catastrophic flooding in 2016, a deadly hurricane in 2020: It seems that whenever Haiti is in the news, it’s in connection with a disaster...
Readings (Year B): Joshua 24:1–2, 15–18Psalm 34:2–3, 16–21Ephesians 5:21–32John 6:60–69 Reflection: An uncomfortable call “This is hard! I don’t want to climb...
A Lutheran bishop and I were reflecting on what will happen to the church as we begin to emerge, hopefully, from COVID-19. “Some theology could help,” he...
Readings (Year B): Revelation 11:19; 12:1–6, 10Psalm 45:10–12, 161 Corinthians 15:20–27Luke 1:39–56 Reflection: Great things from God Today, the church...
On July 16, 2021, Pope Francis released a motu proprio (akin to an executive order) titled Traditionis Custodes. If you have spent even 15 minutes on Twitter...
For many, 2021 has been a year of emerging from the unexpected conditions of the pandemic. Nearly everyone has a vivid experience of reconnecting, of taking...
Readings (Year B): 1 Kings 19:4–8Psalm 34:2–9Ephesians 4:30–5:2John 6:41–51 Reflection: Enough, O Lord! The digital landscape today is fraught with...
In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 1,200 economists from around the world urged governments in an open letter to deploy an emergency...
Readings (Year B): Exodus 16:2–4, 12–15Psalm 78:3–4, 23–25, 54Ephesians 4:17, 20–24John 6:24–35 Reflection: Full of life When is that last time you have been...
