Category: Essays & Profiles
The Burdens of Motherhood by Eileen McCafferty DiFranco
I hope that we in America can reach a point where compassion and empathy rather than condemnation and punishment surround women having problem pregnancies.
Summer Reading Series: Leonard Engel on Walker Percy’s “The Moviegoer”
We open our week-long Summer Reading Series with a close reading of Walker Percy's classic novel.
The Inner Light: On Orthodoxy and Gnosticism by Gene Ciarlo
The Gnostic emphasis on personal enlightenment challenged the power structures of the early church. Is there something in this for us today?
Doors to the Sacred: Part II—The Eucharist by John Alonzo Dick
The second in a multipart series giving an historical, theological, and pastoral overview of the sacraments.
Federation of St. Scholastica Celebrates Centennial with Colloquium on Benedictine Life
Presentations and discussions were themed “Benedictine Life: A Vision Unfolding” and focused on three topics: Wisdom, Witness, and the Way Forward.
A Report from the AUSCP Annual Assembly: Day 3
Keynotes from Mary J. Novak of NETWORK and Cardinal Peter Turkson set the tone for Day 3 of the AUSCP assembly.
A Report from the AUSCP Annual Assembly: Day 2
A keynote from Fr. Dan Horan, reports from working groups, and an assortment of colloquia were highlights of Day 2 of the AUSCP assembly.
A Report from the AUSCP Annual Assembly: Day 1
The opening day of the AUSCP assembly featured a keynote address from Bishop John Stowe.
Dialogue in Detroit: Reassessing the Inaugural Call to Action Conference by David J. O’Brien
Remembering the 1976 Call to Action conference in Detroit, and how its legacy has shaped our understanding of synodality.
Personalism and Production: On Virgil Michel’s Social Thought by Gregory Fox
An early 20th-century monk envisioned a society beyond capitalism. His work is more relevant than ever.
Catholic Bishops Are Malawi’s Last Hope by Ray Mwareya
This past March, Malawi’s Catholic bishops condemned the country’s government for failing to care for the poor.
Beyond Reform by Eileen McCafferty DiFranco
Faithful people have been trying to reform the church for the last thousand years. Their efforts have never been rewarded.
A Vocation of Presence: On the Canonization of Charles de Foucauld
He became the paradigm of the “other-centered” life; through his love for neighbor, he forgot himself in God.
Dying or Rising?: A Pentecost Promise by Gene Ciarlo
I believe that the church was and still is capable of responding to that inner need and desire, a longing which may be a longing for God, the spirit that drove Jesus into the desert and ultimately into the arms of his accusers.