
2019 in Review
The year has had its graces and its challenges. We should look back before we move forward.
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The year has had its graces and its challenges. We should look back before we move forward.

In reading St. Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis recently, I was surprised by where Bonaventure positioned what was Francis’ most famous story of preaching to birds.

Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero may have been murdered decades ago, but his presence lives on in El Salvador.

This month, millions in Mexico and the United States celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe.


Tension surrounds the issue of gun control. Taking a look at what the Bible says and understanding Jesus’ message of nonviolence can provide guidance.

Last year, I got a sweater from my wife as a birthday gift. It’s a simple grey sweater made of a linen blend, and I immediately fell in love with it.

Metanoia is a process of change, of deepening conversion. Francis and Clare can be models for us today as we try to live out the Gospel in our own challenging times.

Why is social networking . . . not working? Why are we hooked on digital platforms that foster inauthentic relationships?

It is 1963 in Detroit. Mattie Moss Clark (Aunjanue Ellis), mother of five daughters, gets an idea for a gospel song in the middle of the night.