Category: Essays & Profiles
Ever-Present Everywhere by Ray Temmerman
The action of breaking bread causes a sudden recognition of Christ's presence, a presence that was there all along.
Similarity-in-Difference: Amanda D. Quantz on Interspirituality, Radical Hospitality, and the Ministry of Presence
A video interview with the author on her book "Radical Hospitality for a Prophetic Church" is accompanied by a brief excerpt.
The Mystical Canticle by O’Neill D’Cruz
The Lord's Prayer as a schema of the three stages of the spiritual journey: purgative, illuminative, and unitive.
A Pilgrimage in Parallel by Bob Toohey
I was a successful professional, a husband, a poet, a retreat leader, a mentor of men in recovery, a father, and a grandfather. Yet here in this jail, no one knew or cared.
Chastening and Purification by Edward R. Burns
What God sees in the hearts of each of us is “gold and silver,” and he is eager to help us discover this in ourselves.
House of Light by Michael Ford
A tour of the Chapelle du Rosaire, famously known as the "Matisse Chapel," in Vence, France.
Courting Community by Chad Thralls
What playing hoops at 50 is teaching me about life.
Caretakers of Each Other by Michael E. DeSanctis
In a nation partly founded on the principal of religious tolerance, we are now witnessing the most intolerant of behaviors.
The Trauma of War by Paul Nyklicek
If we are to be free of it, we must see our dependence on war for what it really is: an attempt to escape from our collective pain.
Pushing from the Margins by Sarita Melkon Maldjian
A report from the 48th anniversary gathering of the Women's Ordination Conference, “Synodality and the Fierce Urgency of Equality: The Call for Women’s Ordination Now.”
The Altar of the Earth by Michael Ford
Revisiting the work of Teilhard de Chardin in a time of increasing concern for the future of our planet.
Chris Byrd on the Social Advocacy and Gospel Witness of Serena and Anna Marie Branson
In a video interview, Chris Byrd discusses his book "Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Serena and Anna Marie Branson."
Responses to Louis Lavelle’s “The Act of Loving”: A Call and Response Part II: The Preservation of Univocity by Wally Swist
"What I believe Lavelle is guiding us to here is really the sacrifice of Christ. Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is really our own as well, and not just metaphorically speaking."
“Todo el Mundo”: A Report from St. Peter’s Square by Peggy Schenk
Voices from St. Peter's Square offer their thoughts on Pope Francis and the Synod.