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Companions for the Journey

By Lucia A. Silecchia
“If you become a teacher, by your pupils you’ll be taught.” So goes a line from the prelude to “Getting to Know You,” one of the songs that punctuates the classic musical “The King and I.” After many years as a teacher, I can vouch for the truth of this observation. I am particularly reminded […]
5/17/24
Reading Time 3 min

Ascension of the Lord

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Each year, the Ascension of Jesus into heaven provides us with a deep mystery. It is a moment that, at least in terms of its impact on our lives as Christians, can be difficult to understand. It presents as a sort of logical end to the heroic story of Christ’s life. His work of dying […]
5/11/24
Reading Time 3 min

Christ commands us to love

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
If one were to survey 50 random people with the question “What is the greatest love a person can experience?”, the common answer today would almost certainly be romantic love or some idea of marriage. And yet, in our Gospel today, Jesus gives us a different answer that might just turn our world upside down. […]
5/4/24
Reading Time 3 min

A decade of St. John Paul II

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2014, Pope Francis, with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI present, canonized Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square. An estimated 500,000 people attended the Canonization Mass, while approximately 300,000 others viewed the ceremony via large video screens erected throughout Rome. As a very recent pope, St. […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 3 min

The way to find happiness

By Sr. Constance Veit, LSP
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, April 21, Pope Francis acknowledges the fact that every vocation — from marriage to consecrated life and priesthood — involves a call from God embracing our entire existence. Realizing that every path in life is a call from God is worth pondering. “Each year, […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 3 min

Stop scrolling, start creating: a wake-up call for Catholics

By Christina Capecchi
The latest admonition comes from a 60-year-old social psychologist whose book hit the No. 1 spot on the New York Times’ hardcover non-fiction bestseller list. Author Jonathan Haidt believes the mental well-being of children might be harmed by their use of smartphones. He makes the case in his book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 3 min

Consider the lilies

By Elizabeth Foss
This morning, in the very early morning light, I squinted at the flowers that lined the apron of the yard just before the sidewalk. I pass this house every day during my run at dawn, and every day recently, I’ve been cheered by masses of daffodils. On this day, though, I looked more closely. And […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 4 min

Dignitas and the media

By Russell Shaw
By now it should be clear that when the church issues a document addressing several topics, one of which is sex, our major secular media will ignore the rest and concentrate on sex. The latest example is the coverage of the new Vatican document on human dignity as provided by the New York Times, the […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 3 min

The Wonder of Ordinary Time

By Lucia A. Silecchia
By now, the eclipse glasses have been put away. The photos of the April 8 nature show have all been posted to Facebook and Instagram to prove that it really happened. The stories from the day have, likewise, also been told — ranging from the “wow” from those in the path of totality to the […]
5/2/24
Reading Time 3 min

Disconnected spirituality

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
April 28 — Jn 15:1–8 It is common these days for people to identify as “spiritual but not religious.” The idea is that organized religion is not what is really important. If it is an “organized religion,” according to this view, then it is merely a man-made institution. What is really to be sought is […]
4/27/24
Reading Time 3 min

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