There is a parish down the street from my office that I have been to occasionally, but as I am not usually here on Sundays I don’t regularly attend. You can find me there most often on holy days, and this was the case on All Saints’ Day. Or, to be a little more accurate,… Read More Evangelization: He’s doing it right
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, former Alaska governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin expressed her skepticism with Pope Francis or at least what she finds to be the media’s interpretation of his message: I’m trying to follow what his agenda is. …He’s had some statements that to me sound kind of liberal,… Read More Sarah Palin: Taken Aback by Pope Francis’ ‘Liberal’ Statements or is it Just the Lamestream Media?
I’m a normally a fan of the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen, Michael Sean Winters and Joshua McElwee are especially gifted writers who have a knack for writing about Catholic issues in an attractive and articulate manner. But this week, the noted publication was off. In a mean-spirited, condescending and–frankly–uneducated post, opinion writer Mark Scibilia-Carver… Read More My take: Supporting Military archdiocese promotes peace, not war
I’m excited to be part of a group of millennial Catholics that launched the website Live Questions this week. It’s an online space for an ever-widening community attempting to follow the poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s advice: “Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able… Read More Live Questions Launches
One of my spiritual practices is to look at NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day each morning. I am humbled by the greatness and beauty of the universe. There is a certain holy fear that staring up at the stars inspires in me. The universe is filled with amazing, beautiful things that have been present for… Read More Seeing the Divine in the Sky and the Poor
The American bishops meet in Baltimore next week to elect a new leader and figure out the way forward. Clearly the first seven months of Francis’s papacy have had an effect on the American episcopacy. The question is: to what degree? And how will his papacy affect the public policy agenda for the bishops moving… Read More What’s next for the American bishops?
The Catholic faith teaches that the Pope is the Vicar of Jesus Christ. In other words, he acts in Christ’s name and performs his ministry on Earth. After seeing these photos, it seems hard to disagree. These images remind me of the great story of St. Francis of Assisi kissing a leper. This man and… Read More Pope Francis kisses a man with boils
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