January 2022
Answering Love’s Call
"Love has asked a lot of me lately," says this author who tells about her journey to care for a young boy.
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Imitate King’s ‘prophetic witness’ in work for justice, archbishop says
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged all people of goodwill to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Jan. 17 holiday named for him by remembering "not only the ...
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Saint Anthony of Egypt
Saint Anthony of Egypt was a solitary ascetic who practiced great mortification yet drew many people to himself. He responded by founding an early form of monastic life. He lived until age 105.
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Sharing the Word for January 17, 2022 – Second Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
When Jesus is asked why he and his disciples don’t fast, he answers that there’s no need. God’s kingdom is already here. It’s not hard to see why some people were upset with Jesus.
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Growing in Mindfulness
Gratefulness can be practiced, cultivated, learned. And as we grow in gratefulness, we grow in mindfulness.
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Speaking Truth
She was a big deal—until she wasn’t. Joan of Arc (about 1412-1431) heard voices of saints from an early age. Eventually Joan was burned at the stake as a witch and heretic.
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Dr. King’s Undying Dream
When King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, 250,000 people in DC stood spellbound. It’s perhaps the most important oration of the 20th century.