Category: Reflections
Susannah’s Story by Fran Salone-Pelletier
"It is as if it happened yesterday, the memory is so vivid in my mind and heart." A tale for Pentecost.
Two Poems by O’Neill D’Cruz
"May the seed of your Sacred Spirit / Bear fruit as care for each other"
What Would a “Christian Nation” Look Like? by William John Fitzgerald
No nation can equate itself with “the kingdom of God” as proclaimed by Jesus.
Insubstantial Wages by William Droel
A fair and living wage is a cornerstone of Catholic social doctrine.
Moving On Up by Fran Salone-Pelletier
The power of ascendancy lies within us as inspirited human beings—people endowed with and baptized into the indomitable Holy Spirit of God.
Divine Mercy Is a Human Necessity by Fran Salone-Pelletier
"We do pray for mercy, / And that same prayer doth teach us all to render / The deeds of mercy." A reflection for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16.
A Parable for Palm Sunday by Fran Salone-Pelletier
He had won them by bathing them in a love they could not resist—not by blasting them with power they would resent.
Clerical Abusers Are Not above the Law by Julie A. Ferraro
Secrets must no longer be swept under the rug in the guise of divine forgiveness.
A Trinitarian Encounter by Fran Salone-Pelletier
That day, in that exchange of life, I heard God reminding me that loss brings gain.
Two Poems By Salvador Espriu Translated by Andrew Kaufman and Antonio Cortijo Ocaña
"From an old shade of silver / I would like / my verses to be formed . . ."
Pontifical Politics by Roger Karny
Continuing the conversation on David Kertzer's "The Pope at War."
Much-Needed Healing . . . and Accountability by Julie A. Ferraro
We need practical action to help heal indigenous communities with enduring wounds. Active listening is a start.
The Water of Forgiveness through the Still-Frozen Ground by Michael Ford
A Lenten meditation on the healing power of forgiveness.
Two Poems of Centering and Memory
"In the stillness of my being / I bow with deepened breath..."