Category: Essays & Profiles
Thomas Merton’s Journey to Dharamsala by Michael Ford
A lifelong artistic, spiritual, and interfaith search culminated in Merton's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
Care for Our Common Home Means Keeping a Close Watch on Carbon Offsets by Ray Mwareya and Nyasha Bhobo
The booming business in carbon offsets merits close scrutiny for climate-minded Catholics.
Editorial: “From the Exterior to the Interior”: On the USCCB and the Controversy of Eucharistic Consistency
In this time of controversy, a text from the Preacher to the Papal Household can help recall us to the mystic and salvific origins of the Eucharist.
Can We Call God “Mother”? Julian of Norwich Says Yes by Shannon K. Evans
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with a male portrayal of God. But there is much that is wrong with making all other portrayals impermissible.
Crossing the Red-Blue Political Divide Starts at Home by Jeannine Pitas
Finding common ground in a time of political and social divide, starting with our personal relationships.
Summer Reading Series: Gene Ciarlo on “A Farewell to Arms”
Revisiting an American classic through the lens of Christian humanism.
A Provocation for Change: Reimagining the Parish Community with Eileen McCafferty DiFranco by Michael Centore
The author, activist, and pastor shares her vision for the future of the Catholic Church, along with an excerpt from her book.
Time for Your City Council to Urge Our Government to Ban the Bomb by Patrick Henry
It is the right time for American cities to demand that their government work toward nuclear disarmament.
The Priest and the Iconographer: A Portrait of William Hart McNichols by Michael Ford
For this remarkably gifted, gently spoken, and profoundly sensitive iconographer, holiness clearly manifests itself in many different guises.
Wanted: A Vibrant, Living Christianity by Gene Ciarlo
Notes toward a revival of Christianity that is instrumental and influential in the world.
Paschal Hospitality by Jim Forest
If the essence of sin is fear of the other, the essence of our healing is love of the other.
Living a Catholic Life in a Secular World: A Profile of Vincent D. Rougeau by Jane M. Bailey
We speak with Vincent D. Rougeau, the first lay and the first Black president in the history of the College of the Holy Cross.
Dorothy Day: Fighting Anti-Semitism by Patrick Henry
Well known for her work with the poor, Dorothy Day was also engaged in a lifelong fight against anti-Semitisim.
Flannery O’Connor: The Bottom Rail on Top by Nicole d’Entremont
One fiction writer reflects on another. A lesson in entering fully into the world created by an author.