
A Plea for Priority: The Crisis of Climate Change by Jane M. Bailey
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The Association of US Catholic Priests, the Catholic Climate Initiative, and numerous other groups are leading the response to the climate crisis. Here is what you can do to help.

Divine Maternal Power by Christine Schenk
People who live close to the earth have much to teach us about living in harmony with a fractured world beloved by God, who in Pope John Paul I’s words is “our father; even more he is our mother.”

Striking Rock-Hard Stubbornness to Find Refreshing Grace by Fran Salone-Pelletier
Wells are everywhere. In every desert place, for every desert person, we are oases witnessing to the Lord’s strength.

The Holy Family by Paul Nyklicek
There is no human being anywhere on this planet that isn’t our brother or sister. There is no animal or plant that isn’t a relative. The land, the water, and the air are members of the same family to which we all belong.

The Forgotten Work of Mercy by Hank Mattimore
The aim of prison ministry is not to admonish others for what they have done but to enter into relationship, provide compassion, and, above all, to listen.

Christopher Dawson and a Catholic Philosophy of History by Roger Karny
Notes on a philosopher who felt that the biggest trial of our time was the way in which Western culture must learn to integrate its passion for freedom with the need for unity.

Writer’s Statement: On Beauty by Wally Swist
There are times when we seem to have an overview of our lives, when we view them as a tapestry that has been woven together of apparently disparate events but which we can now see as exhibiting a pattern.

Beauty, Fragility, and the Icon of Tenderness by Michael Ford
There is a relationship between a gentle God and his beloved creation, no matter our disadvantages, inadequacy, or fragility. Living a contemplative life helps us appreciate these connections.

A Lenten Assessment of the State of the Church by Ed Burns
Are we, as a community of Catholic believers, being faithful to our vocation to be the presence of the Risen Christ in the world?

Editorial: “Think Bigger”: On Bishop Robert W. McElroy and the Conscience of the Catholic Vote
Catholic voters are called to reconcile spiritual and civic life in the lead-up to the 2020 elections.