As soon as the temperature drops below 60 degrees in New York City, I know it’s almost time. The rest of the city dwellers begin to adorn their windows and...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
When I taught New Testament to high school juniors, I always looked forward to the unit on the infancy narratives of Jesus. One of my favorite assignments...
Kelley Nikondeha is a liberation theologian and writer. The season of Christmas in contemporary U.S. culture has become an extravaganza of parties, presents...
Among my favorite episodes of the award-winning NBC series from the 1990s, The West Wing, is one titled “Nöel,” which features a guest appearance by cellist Yo...
If I’m honest, much of the current discourse on the Eucharist makes me uncomfortable. Within seconds of opening Facebook or Twitter, I am overwhelmed by the...
Less than a year after retiring, Joseph Sclafani went right back to work. He knew that his 30 years of obstetric experience could make a major impact in a...
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us . . . run with perseverance the race that is set before us.” (Heb. 12:1–2) The...
On a gray spring day, I enter the hospice unit with three other women. Following cues from the nurses, we quietly approach the room of an old woman lying...
“What does it mean to be Black and Catholic?” asked Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman. “It means that I come to my church fully functioning...
When I was 13, I crashed while attempting a new tumbling pass at gymnastics practice. I spent the night in the hospital and woke up with a cast stretching from...
