Category: Reflections

A Meditation on Psalm 5
by St. Charles de Foucauld

An excerpt from a new translation of meditations by "the hermit of Tamanrasset."
June 20, 2023/by tac

Alienating Intelligence by Julie A. Ferraro

Artificial intelligence has the very real potential to alienate us from each other, to make humanity slaves to technology, and not the other way around.
June 6, 2023/by tac

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.
May 29, 2023/by tac

Two Poems by O’Neill D’Cruz

"May the seed of your Sacred Spirit / Bear fruit as care for each other"
May 26, 2023/by tac

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.
May 24, 2023/by tac

Insubstantial Wages by William Droel

A fair and living wage is a cornerstone of Catholic social doctrine.
May 22, 2023/by tac

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.
May 18, 2023/by tac

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.
April 14, 2023/by tac

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.
March 31, 2023/by tac

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.
March 29, 2023/by tac

A Trinitarian Encounter
by Fran Salone-Pelletier

That day, in that exchange of life, I heard God reminding me that loss brings gain.
March 28, 2023/by tac

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 . . ."
March 17, 2023/by tac

Pontifical Politics by Roger Karny

Continuing the conversation on David Kertzer's "The Pope at War."
March 13, 2023/by tac

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.
February 28, 2023/by tac

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