Between Amens — From the mountaintop to Eucharistic living
byLike many others who attended the 10th National Eucharistic Congress last month in Indianapolis, I was awestruck by the experience. You may have read…
Editorials & Commentary
Care for Creation — Adopt a sustainable lifestyle
byFrom Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’ ” encyclical an action platform emerged with seven goals intended to guide our individual journeys to integral ecology. One…
The Good Steward — Keeping the Lord’s Day holy
by“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work; but the seventh day is a…
Mary Magdalene – A saint who was ‘all-in’
byOn July 22nd, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, a woman who was all-in for Jesus. I, too, have a tendency…
Care for Creation — What can we do?
byI remember how excited I was on June 18, 2015, when Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’ ” became available in English. I downloaded it,…
Living Mission — ‘Uncommon sense’
byOne description of “common sense” in Wikipedia is “knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or…
Time to Speak — Making Marriage Work: When a Night Owl Marries an Early Bird
byMistianna: Derrick and I never discussed the fact that he was an early bird and I was a night owl before we married. Why…
Between Amens — Our First Freedom
byReligious liberty is often called our “first freedom.” It is the very first thing mentioned in the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law…
Commentary — Let’s celebrate the local church together with the pilgrims
byI hope you have already heard of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that began the weekend of Pentecost Sunday, May 18-19. Four pilgrimages started a…
The Good Steward — Beatitudes show us how to be happy
by“Blessed are the poor in spirit. Theirs is the Kingdom of God.” — (Mt 5:3; Lk 6:20) What do we need to do to…