An Encouraging Word — Paying attention
byThey have eyes, but see not. Mark 8:18 People ask me all the time where I get my ideas to write about. The answer…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word — The pursuit of happiness
byHappy the one who discovers wisdom. Proverbs 3:13 The other day, someone asked me how I was. To my own surprise, I answered, “I’m…
Hope in the Lord — Families and persons with a disability
byMy good friend growing up, Ed Leahy, asked me to give the keynote talk at the 13th Conference on Disability at the University of…
An Encouraging Word — The root of excuses
byThey all began to excuse themselves. Luke 14:18 Forget about being too young, too old, too tired, too overweight, too out of shape, too…
A Time to Speak — The miraculous gift of adoption
byBy Doug and Ann Pifer For those of you who are interested in pro-life ministry, I need to alert you. This is not yet…
Liturgy Matters — Why go to Mass? Part III
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock This final article on why we go to Mass focuses on the second half of the Constitution on the Sacred…
Teaching Our Faith — Recognizing life as a gift
byThis is the last in a series of editorials designed to correspond with the Why Catholic? process, now taking place in our parishes, about…
A Time to Speak — The voice of moderation, the voice of the church
byBy Daniel Conway Just as things seemed to be reaching a fever pitch, with liberals championing reform and conservatives digging in their heels, a…
Hope in the Lord — Synod reflections
byWriting from Rome last week at the end of the Synod on Challenges Facing the Family in the Context of Evangelization, Archbishop Kurtz shares…
Teaching Our Faith — Hidden treasure
byThis is the fourth in a series of editorials, designed to correspond with the Why Catholic? process, now taking place in our parishes, about…