Category: Essays & Profiles
The Millennium of the Spirit by Gene Ciarlo
The work of journey and discovery must somehow, someday, lead to an experience of God, and that is where religion falls away.
Peace Is Starting by Paul Nyklicek
We sought to make a most subversive statement to our present culture: Peace is possible, and war is not inevitable.
A Lifetime of Living the Sacraments by Beverly Brazauskas
As fully initiated members of the church, the adult faith community has the mandate to be a visible sign of sharing the church’s mission.
The Scapegoat Mechanism: Reflections on Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” by Leonard Engel
Tracking the backstory of an enduring work of American literature.
Shooting for the Moon by Julie A. Ferraro
Funds for the projected 2024 NASA mission to the moon could be better used to care for our brothers and sisters here on earth.
Reaching Out by Michael Ford
How Henri Nouwen inspired one woman's "Wounded Healer" ministry.
Reflections on American Catholic History: Part III—A New Epoch by David J. O’Brien
The third and final part in a series tracing the development of the church from Vatican II through the present.
Seizing the Sacred in the Faith of Others by Patrick Henry
Learning from deeply religious individuals who recognized the sacred in the religion of others.
The Tree of Life: Seasons on Earth, Reasons in Heaven by O’Neill D’Cruz
Uncovering the universal wisdom of an ancient archetype.
“This Wild Calling”: The Possibilities and Limitations of the Synod on Synodality by Gene Ciarlo
The Synod on Synodality is not radical enough to move mountains, and mountains must be moved.
At Glendalough by Richard Lehan
The arc of time streams through this valley; its breadth and porous boundary between past, present, and future enveloped us in a humbling temporal awareness.
From I to We by Ray Temmerman
The Mass is not a celebration of a group of individuals praying in one place. Rather, it is a thanksgiving celebration of one family, one body, united in faith.
Looking for Miss Annie Vickers by Nicole d’Entremont
"But nothing stopped the singing. It swelled, a great wave, higher and higher; then fell, drenching us in sound and jubilation." Remembering the march from Selma to Montgomery.
New group focused on “supporting the embrace of synodality” in US church
The Pentecost Vigil Project is "a one-stop-shop for American Catholic individuals and organizations to ponder, prepare and practice synodality."