Commentary — This Lent, let’s ‘Go and do likewise’
byOur Catholic tradition stresses solidarity: our obligation as the People of God to stand with our brothers and sisters in their time of need….
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Care for Creation — How God connects to us through nature
byIn the summer after my sophomore year as an environmental science student at Bellarmine University, I worked as a tour guide for an ecotourism…
The Good Steward — In the Nicene Creed, we profess our faith
byTo commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which formulated the Creed that we recite during Mass on Sundays, Pope Leo…
A Time to Speak — Expecting in the Jubilee Year of Hope
byDuring this Jubilee Year, I’ve been grappling with hope. I spent the first few months of the year contemplating, “What does the virtue even…
Care for Creation — How can we consume less and love more
byHow do we all care for our common home? How much time does each of us spend even considering that question? For more than…
A Time to Speak — A frugal, Laudato Si’ Christmas
byLast Christmas was special. As a recently married young adult, it was my first opportunity to decorate a home of my own for the…
The Good Steward — The four virtues of Christian stewardship
byWhen many Catholics, including some bishops and pastors, hear the word “stewardship,” they immediately think of money or fundraising. The U.S. bishops’ 1992 pastoral…
A Time to Speak — Christ calls us to be community for each other
byGrowing up, the world always seemed so far away. I was content living my life — attending school with the same people I had…
Care for Creation — Advent hope for creation
by“I see you,” said the woman who would become my mentor, like a mother to me. Her eyes were shining, telegraphing a beauty and…
Vocation Awareness – Vicar for vocations says all Catholics have a role in encouraging vocations
byFather Martin Linebach During this Vocation Awareness Week, I reflect on my own journey to the priesthood. There are two things that come to…