There are a few things in life that one should express gratitude to God for. Of course, the obvious ones are the usual: family, health, friends, inviting and...
Catholic Voices
Grandma always said, “There isn’t a pot so crooked that you can’t find a lid to fit!” I don’t ever recall my grandmother actually saying this, but when my dad...
As tensions heat up in Iraq, one underlying cause of the conflict remains overlooked. In mid-June, a lightning-fast assault by Islamist extremists bannered...
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...
Should a librarian have any less of a right to unionize than an auto worker or a nurse? In 1981 my grandmother, a librarian, became a union organizer. The...
Africa is making headlines, but one of its gravest tragedies remains overlooked. There have been at least four major news events emerging out of Africa in...
Like a robin returning after winter, I am set to begin another trip ‘home’ to see my dad. He lived at home for a few years following the death of...
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...
Paul Ryan says he has a cure for poverty, but the evidence says otherwise. Pity poor Paul Ryan. Even as the Wisconsin congressman tries to reinvent himself as...
Our inflated military budget comes at the expense of the nation’s most vulnerable. A fundamental responsibility of national defense is a rational assessment of...
