Category: Essays & Profiles

The Ideal Which Must Direct Us by Gregory Fox

For the French Oratorian Lucien Laberthonnière, apologetics began from internal experience rather than external facts.
July 17, 2024/by tac

God in the Brothel by Michael Ford

A profile of Edwina Gateley, a mystic and poet who spent much of her life ministering to women involved in prostitution.
July 15, 2024/by tac

Chicago Parish Announces the First Conference Dedicated to Peter Maurin, Co-Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement

The conference will take place from September 6 through 8 of this year.
July 8, 2024/by tac

Proximity and Nearness: A Report from Day 3 of the AUSCP Annual Assembly

A keynote from Dr. Kim Harris, Mass celebrated at the historic St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, and a banquet for the 2024 St. John XXIII Award winners rounded out Wednesday's program.
June 26, 2024/by tac

Transformative Processes: A Report from Day 2 of the AUSCP Annual Assembly

A keynote from Fr. Tom Reese and the presentation of a documentary on Teilhard de Chardin were highlights of the second day of the assembly.
June 26, 2024/by tac

“Taken, Blessed, Broken, and Shared”: A Report from Day 1 of the AUSCP Annual Assembly

The opening day of the assembly featured a retreat given by Bishop John Stowe and a keynote from Fr. Michael Driscoll.
June 25, 2024/by tac

Communing with the Community by Gene Ciarlo

Communion time tells a story. It is theology, deep theology, about "Take and eat. This is my body given for you."
June 13, 2024/by tac

Shepherd, Confidant, and Friend by Patricia M. Lazazzaro

Remembering Fr. John J. McGratty, Long Island priest who loved serving his parishioners.
June 11, 2024/by tac

Back from the Brink hosts panel discussion on nuclear abolition by Michael Centore

Archbishop John Wester joined a panel discussion on Annie Jacobsen's latest book, "Nuclear War: A Scenario."
May 31, 2024/by tac

The Man Who Turned Marginalization into a Mission by Mária Dominika Vanková

The inspiring story of Fr. Anton Srholec, the most beloved Catholic priest of Slovakia.
May 21, 2024/by tac

Who We Are by Paul Nyklicek

As we find our way beyond our fear, we will be able to reconnect with who we really are.
May 9, 2024/by tac

A Particular Grace by Michael Ford

Dr. Brendan Cook's vocation "to heal and be healed" has arisen directly out of the wounds of his own childhood trauma.
May 7, 2024/by tac

Immaculate Heart Community president speaks on global collaboration and prophetic witness by Michael Centore

Dr. Sherry Purcell shared her vision of a "community without walls" in a presentation hosted by the UK-based group Root and Branch.
April 25, 2024/by tac

God without the Idea of Evil: Part V—God’s Kindhearted Design by Gregory Casprini, OSB

We conclude Fr. Casprini's series today with a piece that links Christ's parables to the themes of "God without the Idea of Evil."
April 19, 2024/by tac

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