Category: Essays & Profiles
Confirmation of Arrival by Robert Giebisch
From that point on, God began to become real for me, not just some projection of my mind.
Chasing the White Whale: “Moby Dick” as Spiritual Formation by Richard Lehan
Reading Herman Melville's masterpiece alongside Pope Francis’s letter on the role of literature in formation.
Bishop Mark Seitz gives keynote address at international conference on “Fratelli Tutti” by Michael Centore
The online conference, "Belonging Together: Migrants, Refugees, Displaced People and Global Solidarity," was held from February 6 through 8.
Dr. Luca Badini Confalonieri presents on the “Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church” by Michael Centore
During his presentation, Dr. Confalonieri asked, “What would it look like if all the liberating possibilities the gospel calls for were implemented?”
Towards a Franciscan Renaissance by Patrick Carolan and Brian McLaren
Christianity began as a nonviolent peace movement, a people armed with the basin and towel of service, not the bomb and gun of violence.
The Thread of Patriarchy: Part IV—The Prophetic Voice of Jesus by Maree Sobolewski
The continuation of a multipart series reflecting on ministerial, leadership, and decision-making roles for women in the church.
Remembering Fr. Richard McBrien on the 10th Anniversary of His Passing by Mária Dominika Vanková
A spiritual student continues to draw lessons from the priest, theologian, professor, and public intellectual.
André Trocmé’s Christian Pacifism by Patrick Henry and Mary Anne O’Neil
The lessons of a pastor committed to nonviolence who saved no fewer than 2,000 Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
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.
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.
Bringing Hope to Life by Mária Dominika Vanková
The author experiences the Swedish city of Lund as the "center of ecumenism."
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.
The Wine of Silence by Martin Gianotti
On the overlooked connection between Job and Our Lady, whose Solemnity was celebrated on January 1.
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.