Category: Essays & Profiles
“We Have a Concert!”: An Interview with Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS
Sister Lou Ella Hickman speaks about the experience of having her poetry set to music by the composer James Lee III.
From Solitude to Social Poetry: The Invitation of the Instrumentum Laboris
The working document invites a renewal of the "common Priesthood" and articulates the way of spiritual listening.
Responses to Louis Lavelle’s “The Act of Loving”: A Call and Response Part I: Participation in Love by Wally Swist
Reflections on a previously untranslated work of the French personalist philosopher.
Feminist Prayers for My Daughter by Shannon K. Evans
Prayers to affirm the unique challenges and natural abilities of women and correct the ways that God is often masculinized at the expense of the feminine.
A Comedian’s Journey from Despair to Hope by Michael Ford
The founder of a UK-based charity overcame crippling depression by helping others access mental health care.
The Spiritual and Psychological Aspects of Aging by Sarah A. Dolan
Notes on navigating the second half of life.
Association of US Catholic Priests Holds Annual Assembly
The organization's annual assembly concludes today in San Diego, California.
A New Opportunity by Ray Temmerman
We are called to look at the fruits of the earth, judge how to relate to those fruits, and act in a way which expresses the stewardship God has given us of his earthly creation.
A Christ for the Checkout Line by Michael E. DeSanctis
Thinking celestially, writing locally: a reflection on meeting the needs of one's neighbors.
Loyola Institute for Ministry and Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa Advance the Work of Synodality and Small Christian Communities by Michael Centore
An international gathering of colleagues and collaborators provides signs of hope for the future of the church.
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.