When it comes to caring for the terminally ill, Catholics sometimes struggle to decide when enough is enough. Last December Tina and Jeff Jankowski were...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
The journey to Kalaupapa, Hawaii has never been easy. The only way to reach the peninsula by land is a three-mile trail that slowly winds its way down the...
In the last few years I have been a friend to an elderly man and helped care for a frail and aging relative who needed daily assistance and biweekly trips for...
If you're bogged down by a busy modern lifestyle, the ancient Rule of St. Benedict still offers a path home. Esther de Waal pioneered the application of...
Aging. In a go-get-’em, hyper world, it is a dreaded companion, a sign of inevitable decline and, eventually, death. Yet what the world sees as an ending...
The lines on her face indicate that Sister Miriam is well into her 80s. But she tells a visitor that she is 40. It isn't a concession to vanity. In her...
The spiritual side of getting older. The signs are plentiful. You begin to pay attention to those drug ads on the evening newscasts promising relief from...
The church isn't always the loving Body of Christ we imagine ourselves to be. James Carroll nevertheless defends our faith in God, who saves us imperfect...
“Be at peace and let your weary, listless heart rest against the sacred, loving breast of this Savior, who by his providence is a father to his children, and...
With St. Christopher riding shotgun, faithful motorists hope to have a safer journey. With the fluctuating price of gas this past year and the growing economic...
