Category: Essays & Profiles

Acts of Mercy by Chris Byrd

President Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row prisoners’ sentences is the most consequential victory the abolitionist movement has yet achieved. 
January 16, 2025/by tac

The Armenian Treasure Trove of San Lazzaro’s Island by Dr. Sarita Melkon Maldjian and Dr. Agnes Samuel Melkon

The authors discover the riches of their ancestral country at a monastery in the Venetian Lagoon.
January 15, 2025/by tac

Bringing Hope to Life by Mária Dominika Vanková

The author experiences the Swedish city of Lund as the "center of ecumenism."
January 8, 2025/by tac

The Thread of Patriarchy: Part III—Alternate Perspectives by Maree Sobolewski

The continuation of a multipart series reflecting on ministerial, leadership, and decision-making roles for women in the church.
January 6, 2025/by tac

The Wine of Silence by Martin Gianotti

On the overlooked connection between Job and Our Lady, whose Solemnity was celebrated on January 1.
January 2, 2025/by tac

Let There Be Gnostics among Us by Gene Ciarlo

Religious structures have grown static. People need to be awakened and experience God in their lives.
December 23, 2024/by tac

“People Need to Be Needed”: An Interview with Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt

Our conversation with the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford about his experience as a member of the US Bishops' Synod Team.
December 20, 2024/by tac

The Thread of Patriarchy: Part II—Immutable Worldviews by Maree Sobolewski

The continuation of a multipart series reflecting on ministerial, leadership, and decision-making roles for women in the church.
December 9, 2024/by tac

Retreat center hosts Thanksgiving interfaith prayer service by Michael Centore

The service at Holy Family Passionist Monastery and Retreat Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, featured reflections from leaders of various faith traditions.
November 27, 2024/by tac

The Thread of Patriarchy: Part I—The Issue by Maree Sobolewski

The first in a multipart series taking up the "historical and hurtful" marginalization of women in the church.
November 21, 2024/by tac

A Community of Friendship by Mária Dominika Vanková

A collaboration between international students proves that a lasting community of friendship is possible, even in our wounded and torn world.
November 7, 2024/by tac

Relentless Compassion by Paul Nyklicek

Conscience insists that we reject the toxic fictions of “us and them” and “might makes right” that create disposable people and objectify and profane our world.
November 6, 2024/by tac

Mirrors of Christ by Patrick Carolan

In making our own personal decision on which candidate to vote for, we might reflect on what St. Clare challenged us to do.
October 31, 2024/by tac

Patience and Prudence in a Changing Church by Gene Ciarlo

Studying the "Sitz im Leben," the "setting in life," for the Synod on Synodality.
October 24, 2024/by tac

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