Our Personal Advent
COMMENTARY: It may come to us through pain, joy and longing. All three give us reason to say, ‘Come, Lord Jesus.’
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3 Takeaways From the Latest Acrimonious Election Cycle
COMMENTARY: Forgive your brothers and sisters for what we think are their political sins, try to find the reason for their bad choices in ideals we share or at least respect, and look for their virtues.
How We Treat the Poor in Age Reveals Something About Ourselves
COMMENTARY: We must be present and available to the elderly, welcome them, bring them into our lives.
What Does the Catholic Church Say About Elected Officials?
COMMENTARY: Voters — especially before elections — have great hope in princes, as long as they’re our princes and not the other side’s
Evangelicals Are Becoming More Open to the Catholic Church — Here’s Why
COMMENTARY: While deep theological differences exist, many Christians have found a way to live and work together and to be friends and brothers in Christ.
Don’t Mix Apples and Oranges in the Argument From Fruits
COMMENTARY: The argument from fruits isn’t a very useful one when someone really disagrees with you.
Spontaneous Prayer, the Tuxedo and the Ball
COMMENTARY: Liturgical Christianity has given me everything my heart had longed for in prayer.
God Made Catholicism a Businesslike Religion
COMMENTARY: The Church was designed to last. That’s why the practice of the faith can look so businesslike to outside observers.
Robert Reich Drops Old Errors About Human Nature, Finds Optimism Is No Substitute for Hope
COMMENTARY: The hope people once placed in God, they now place in technological progress, democracy, globalization and the blind forces of history.
Doing Jesus’ Work (Even at Mass) Is a Kindness, Not a Distraction
COMMENTARY: As Jesus said, ‘When you did it to one of the least of my brethren here’ — like a mother who has her hands full — ‘you did it to me.’
