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I was a Jesuit novice. Over 25 years ago, during the first month in the novitiate, I read about a place called the “Bay of Parables. ” While I can’t remember what book this was, I remember the vivid impression it made.
He was murdered by ISIS as he exposed to the world the suffering of the Syrian people. His loved ones look back on his life and legacy.
Irena Sendlerowa (Sendler), a Catholic who became known as the “Polish Angel, ” saved the lives of an estimated 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust.
According to a survey of those recently deported to Nogales, Mexico, the average person deported has lived in the United States for more than 14 years and has two to three children still living in the states (70 percent of those children are citizens). Of those interviewed, 70 percent said they would continue to cross the border until they make it back to their families.
Most people pay close attention to the first commandment about loving God with all our mind, heart, and soul. Not so many give equal notice to the second: “Love your neighbor as yourself ” (Mt 22:34-40). It’s the “as yourself ” part that tends to be forgotten or dismissed.
Good health is undeniably one of our greatest blessings from God. Be it minor aches and pains, an annoying chronic condition, or a debilitating illness, health issues are welcomed by no one.
150 years after Gettysburg, we remember 16 Catholic sisters who ministered to Civil War soldiers.
In the world of sports, Dick Vitale and college basketball are synonymous. That’s understandable given that he’s devoted over 50 years of his life to the game in one capacity or another.
Jesus isn’t calling us to kill ourselves for others, but he is calling us to make the well-being of others a primary element of our lives.
The girls wobble unsteadily on new heels; the boys in their suits look awkward as colts.
