Category: Essays & Profiles
“The Dream of the Mountains’ Struggle”: Faith and Labor Leaders Meet for Dialogue on Appalachia by Michael Centore
The gathering marked the 50th anniversary of "This Land Is Home to Me," a pastoral letter issued by the Catholic Committee of Appalachia.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality: An Afterword by Christopher V. Clement
A final reflection from a Jubilee participant and recent convert to synodality.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality, Day 5 by Patricia E. Clement, D.Min.
Our correspondent continues her series of reports from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies being held in Rome.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality, Day 4 by Patricia E. Clement, D.Min.
Our correspondent continues her series of reports from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies being held in Rome.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality, Day 3 by Patricia E. Clement, D.Min.
Our correspondent continues her series of reports from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies being held in Rome.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality, Day 2 by Patricia E. Clement, D.Min.
Our correspondent continues her series of reports from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies being held in Rome.
Falling Upward: Exploring the Two Halves of Life and a Vocation to the Ministry of Education by Michael Bennett
It is important to remember that suffering is not a sign of failure, but a necessary part of the journey towards spiritual growth.
God Is Love, without Condition by Gene Ciarlo
It would seem to me that we pray to and love God only when we learn to love and love deeply.
A Pilgrim’s Adventure: Rome and Synodality by Patricia E. Clement, D.Min.
The first in a series of reports from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies being held this month in Rome.
Saying Yes by Jeannine M. Pitas
It wasn’t an abstract sense of justice that made me invite Valentina to live with me. It was something about who she was.
How My Irish Mother’s Faith Saved My Life by Sean Loone
Deacon Sean Loone previews his new book about mental health, childhood trauma, and faith.
“Wounded Healer”: How Helpful Is This as a Paradigm for Those Teaching and Working in Catholic Education Today? by David Torevell
By aligning our own wounds with the wounds of Christ and sharing in his redemptive suffering, we will be given the strength and know-how to the wounds of others.
“Our Common Voice and Prayer before God”: Association of US Catholic Priests Hosts Conversation in the Spirit on Lay Participation by Michael Centore
The group was invited by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to contribute input for a new document on the laity.
Clean-Energy Cuts Decried at DeSales University Forum by Mark Pattison
Panelists discussed the effects of budget cuts on workers, the economy, and the environment of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.