
Two Poems by Wally Swist
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". . . mid-October’s biblical / coat of many colors filling its bulk, / the parameters of it stretching to / rest its immensity across the horizon."

Humility’s Mirror by Fran Salone-Pelletier
Humility does not guarantee sanctity. It heightens our awareness of salvation by sensitizing us to the presence of God.

Integral Ecologies by Renée Darline Roden
How Annie Dillard and Dorothy Day helped a writer discover new ways of thinking, acting, and living ecologically.

Habitual Practice by Julie A. Ferraro
For the 60th anniversary of Vatican II, rethinking the implications of one of its key documents for religious communities.

The Vital Logic of Humility: A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Bruno
Remembering the founder of the Carthusian Order, whose memorial is celebrated on October 6.

The Art and Action of Attentive Listening by Fran Salone-Pelletier
The art of listening is essential for a culture of synodality. We need to learn to practice it well.

An Open Letter to Bishops on Climate Change by Ray Temmerman
You have faithfully lived your priestly vocation. I ask you now to live fully your prophetic one.

Absent from the Pew by Julie A. Ferraro
Until the bishops and priests gain an understanding of how the laity lives, people will continue to migrate away from the church.

A Poem by Walker Storz
". . . life which is too / vigorous, which wants / to be free of its / skin. . . ."

A Participatory Politics by William Droel
How do we pivot from political talk and spectacle to meaningful participation and change?