Hard to top today’s Mass readings. From the first Letter of John: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” “Love” is a word we toss around. I love my parents… Read More Scripture Reflection: Love Is Not a Feeling
A dark shroud seemed to envelope America in the last few weeks of 2012. From the constant media chatter about the fiscal cliff to the coverage of trauma and heartache in Newtown, CT, the days were filled with painful reminders of our human failings and fragility. The darkness seeped into my own family with the… Read More Illuminating God’s Love at Work in the World
Enough is enough with all of the talk about “defending traditional marriage.” The authentic Christian call to marriage, becoming one flesh, which is articulated in Genesis and affirmed by Christ, is and always has been exceptionally radical. It challenges us to build a future not yet seen, not to gaze back at an illusory past.… Read More Promoting Christ’s Vision, Not Traditional Marriage
First of two parts For most people I know, home movies from one’s childhood are a dreaded bore, and something to be avoided at all costs. For myself and the kids I grew up with, collectively known as the Madison Street Kids Committee, however, they are often the first thing we pull out when we… Read More The Problem: A Culture of Failure
Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web last week. Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead to Pope Benedict’s 2013 by Francis X. Rocca (National Catholic Reporter) – 2013 is already looking to be a big year for the Church, with some potential… Read More Weekly Rewind
I was recently asked, “What makes up a Catholic Budget?” In short, I believe the answer is: we all do best when we’re doing best together. Budgetary battles are about priorities, but so often we let them fall into the drudgery of “us-against-them” politicking. Faith leaders have an important responsibility to remind the 100% that… Read More Can we have a Catholic Capitalism?
The events in Newtown snapped me back to the first few months of the onset of my sister’s severe mental illness, when I learned that mental disorders were not individual diseases, but family ones, community ones. All of a sudden, I was twelve again, reading the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and… Read More A Better Response to Mental Illness
