Category: Reflections
Solidarity with Catholic Charities and Sr. Norma Pimentel
An ill-advised lawsuit is once again trying to criminalize humanitarian aid.
Two Memories by Gerard Garrigan, OSB
"Josef had somehow come by one lens from a broken set of eyeglasses and a tattered paperback Ukrainian-English Bible. . . ."
Naïveté by Anne Kerrigan
I listen to the powers that be with much more caution. I trust my own judgment, my own conscience, my own relationship with God.
Sacred Simplicity by Edward R. Burns
A reflection on three interlinking pre-Lenten themes: prayer, mission, and becoming a healing presence to others.
Monarchs, Memories, and Me by Fran Salone-Pelletier
A moment of levity in a time of solemnity.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Note on the Passing of Two TAC Contributors
Remembering two contributors whose lives exemplified Gospel nonviolence.
The Moral Hinge by William Droel
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that "the universe hinges on a moral foundation" continues to challenge and instruct us today.
Two Poems by Gerard Garrigan, OSB
"My cloister is the world /
Its enclosure never ends . . ."
Its enclosure never ends . . ."
The Mystery of Becoming Magi by Fran Salone-Pelletier
A second meditation for the Christmas season, in celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany.
Make Ready for the Christ by Fran Salone-Pelletier
"This birth is most significant, even for doubters. It is the one unique nativity that effects the transformation and transfiguration of all creation."
The Working Catholic: Advent, Part II by William Droel
This holy season is designed to reinforce behavior that should occur all year long. The second in a series of Advent reflections.
“May Dew Descend from Heaven”: An Advent Reflection by Michael Ford
A visit with Benedictine abbess Mother Paula Fairlie, who has always been drawn to the season of Advent.
The Human Deed: An Advent Meditation by Edward R. Burns
The Incarnation reminds us that authentic Christian faith must always be rooted in the lives and needs of ordinary human beings.
Healing in a Time of Trouble by Susan K. Roll
The 17th-century Jesuit priest Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld remains a hero of the women's ordination movement.