Encounters with Pope Francis
Tom Hoopes
May 15, 2020
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track
Albert Haase, OFM
May 15, 2020
Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.
Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary
Pope Francis
May 15, 2020
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Exploring the World Jesus Knew
Daniel J. Harrington, SJ
May 15, 2020
This scholar takes a look at the environment that helped shape salvation.
Dorothy Day: Model of Mercy
Robert Ellsberg
May 15, 2020
Dorothy Day provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.
Welcoming the Stranger: Tips for Parishes
Dr. Richard J. McCorry
May 15, 2020
A culture of hospitality helps parishes grow and thrive.
Finding the Bay of Parables
James Martin, SJ
May 15, 2020
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.
Irena Sendler: World War II’s Polish Angel
Richard C. Lukas
May 15, 2020
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.
Faith without Borders
Daniel Wilson
May 15, 2020
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.
Give Yourself a Break
Joyce Rupp
May 15, 2020
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.