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…
Editorials & Commentary
Share the Journey — The story of a nursing home advocate
byAs a child, I didn’t know that I would become an MS warrior. I was the one who fell down the steps, broke bones…
Science in the Bluegrass — Where science and math intersect
byAnyone who has ever worked in science knows the value of mathematics in trying to discover the hidden treasures of science. Sometimes the math…
Commentary — May our hope for the world include a synodal church
byOn Christmas Eve 2024, Pope Francis officially opened Jubilee Year 2025, themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” During this year, Catholics are called to spiritual renewal,…
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…
Between Amens — Sacred music is integral to the liturgy
byAs Christmas approaches, many organizations and ministries taper activities and take a pause, restarting again in the new year. That’s definitely not the case…
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…
Commentary — As Advent begins, take a look at ‘Dilexi Te’
byThe 2025 holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas and New Years filling all our calendars. We even had a snowy day…
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…
Living Mission — Looking back as a mission ends
byRecently, I returned to live in the United States after almost 42 years working as a Maryknoll Associate priest in deaf ministry in India,…