Cents & Sensibility — A gift from the head, heart or hands
byThe holiday season is filled with the anticipation of giving and receiving wonderful gifts. However, economic events may be impacting friends and family members…
Editorials & Commentary
Share the Journey — No Place Like Home
byA home is so much more than walls and a roof. It is a place of safety and security, comfort and connection. It’s a…
The Good Steward — Peace on Earth
byThe encyclical that St. John XXIII published in 1963, “Pacem in Terris” (Peace on Earth) is a passionate and compellingly urgent call for an…
Living Mission — Life in the donor world
byOur Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme (DDP) is in the process of becoming the Caritas Cambodia Deaf Development Programme. We are what is known as…
Cents & Sensibility — Advice for readers age 50 to 60
byThis month’s column will complete a series of recommendations to readers about the importance of considering age as a factor when setting goals to…
Between Amens — Football and a Sunday kind of love
byFootball season is in full swing, and one of the ways my family observes Sabbath rest is by having games on the television all…
The Good Steward — Pope Francis’ vision of synodality
byPope Francis is convinced that the synodal process — which involves prayerful discernment, attentive listening and respectful dialogue — is an important church gathering…
Busy times at the Vatican Observatory
byThese are busy times at the Vatican Observatory. We just had a big celebration for the 30th anniversary of the VO’s main telescope. We…
Cents & Sensibility – Advice for readers in their 40s and 50s
byIn last month’s column, readers in their 20s and 30s were urged to take advantage of their relatively young age by contributing money to…
Between Amens — The blessing of objects sanctifies the everyday
byWe celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi each year on Oct. 4. On or near this date, the Church suggests that a…