Reflections Archives - Page 17 of 28 - Today's American Catholic

April 1, 2022

"Intricate as the patterns etched in a leaf, / Calm and comforting as the sea . . ."

March 1, 2022

An ill-advised lawsuit is once again trying to criminalize humanitarian aid.

February 25, 2022

"Josef had somehow come by one lens from a broken set of eyeglasses and a tattered paperback Ukrainian-English Bible. . . ."

February 16, 2022

I listen to the powers that be with much more caution. I trust my own judgment, my own conscience, my own relationship with God.

February 15, 2022

A reflection on three interlinking pre-Lenten themes: prayer, mission, and becoming a healing presence to others.

February 3, 2022

A moment of levity in a time of solemnity.

February 1, 2022

Remembering two contributors whose lives exemplified Gospel nonviolence.

January 17, 2022

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that "the universe hinges on a moral foundation" continues to challenge and instruct us today.

January 7, 2022

"My cloister is the world / Its enclosure never ends . . ."

January 3, 2022

A second meditation for the Christmas season, in celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany.