Love Letters From God
Daniel P. Horan, Phd
February 14, 2020
Viewing Scripture as “love letters from God” causes us to pause and reconsider the significance of the Bible in our personal and communal lives of faith.
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St. Francis and the Taming of the Wolf
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 6, 2020
This beloved story of Francis and the wolf has a lot to teach us about peacemaking in our own times.
Justice within God’s Kingdom
David Dault, PhD
February 5, 2020
In his book The Foundations of Christian Faith, theologian Karl Rahner asks us to think about a man engaged in the simple act of buying a banana at the grocery store.
Will I See My Pet in Heaven?
Jack Wintz, OFM
February 4, 2020
The creation story of Genesis suggests that God’s care and love extend to all creatures.
Straight Talk about Suicide
John Feister
February 4, 2020
For too long, suicide has been shrouded in darkness. Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, wants to bring this tragedy out of the shadows of shame and into the light of God’s healing love.
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr
Robert Ellsberg
January 29, 2020
On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland…
St. Peter’s Chair: Why a Celebration?
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
January 29, 2020
Did you ever celebrate a chair? Probably not, but we are not totally unfamiliar with the idea of a chair as a stand-in for its occupants, as well as for their role.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
January 29, 2020
This engaging drama, from director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, imagines the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church as never before.
Lent with a Shade of Green
Daniel Imwalle
January 29, 2020
We humans tend to compartmentalize just about every aspect of our lives, from what we do in mundane daily rituals to how we engage with entire holy seasons. There’s comfort in routine, to be certain. The cycle of holidays, holy days, and commemorative months provides us with a kind of rhythm in an often offbeat world. This month, for example, we mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday on February 26, we celebrate love in all its forms on Valentine’s Day, and we honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans all month long.
‘I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me’: Father Ruskin Piedra
Peter Feuerherd
January 29, 2020
Filled with passion and energy, 85-year-old Father Ruskin Piedra works tirelessly to support and defend the immigrant community in his Brooklyn parish.