An Encouraging Word – Useless worry
byDo not worry about tomorrow. Matthew 6:33 Poor Advent! In a culture where delayed gratification is practically extinct, Advent doesn’t have a chance. Advent…
Editorials & Commentary
A Time to Speak – Calls on congress to fund overseas aid
byI recently spent a day in our nation’s capital, a place that is seen by many as the most inspiring few acres in our…
Secularism divides public, private self
byBy Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus…
A Time to Speak — We must join together for our ‘common home’
byBy Aruni Bhatnagar and Christina Lee Brown In this season when we pause to give thanks for all of our blessings, we would like to…
An Encouraging Word – Keeping your cool
byGod did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather of power and love and self-control. II Timothy 1:7 There is a Greek…
Hope in the Lord — Advent and Mary, my hope
byI was probably in fifth grade when I bought a prayer book, “Mary, My Hope,” for my mother. I recall that there was a…
A way forward on immigration
byBy Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of…
An Encouraging Word – Seeking a peace-filled Christmas
byPeace to those on whom his favors rests. Luke 2:14 I am flunking “retirement.” I have been working like a dog. Besides helping-out here…
What the pro-life community wants from Trump
byBy Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York The last several years have clearly been challenging for the pro-life movement. The abortion industry, exposing…
A Time to Speak – Bringing the gift of Christ to others
byAs a child, I was always reminded that it was better to give than to receive. For a long time, however, it was hard…