Saints Are Realists
Pat McCloskey, OFM
November 1, 2008
“Don’t call me a saint,” Dorothy Day once said with irritation. “I don’t want to be dismissed so easily.”
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My Mentally Ill Son Teaches Me God’s Love
The Rev. Deacon Harry J. Martin
January 13, 2008
Supporting and loving my mentally ill son has been both a challenge and a blessing.
Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates
Christopher Heffron
June 26, 2007
This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Advent and Christmas Calendars
Judy Zarick
December 1, 2006
Advent/Christmas calendars are an enjoyable way for everyone, adults, and children alike, to prepare for the feast of Christmas.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Devotion to Saints
Christopher Heffron
November 1, 2006
Something I find most gratifying about the saints is that they exhibit characteristics that we find in ourselves.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: The Rosary
Hilarion Kistner, OFM
October 1, 2006
Today there are 20 decades to the Rosary. I find each mystery celebrating an event in Jesus’ and Mary’s life a thing of beauty.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Scapulars and Medals
John Feister
September 1, 2006
There is a current crisis of Catholic identity, as a generation raised on the possibilities and question marks of Vatican II comes of age without sure answers.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Benediction and Adoration
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 1, 2006
Benediction and adoration can provide God’s nourishment for zealous but sometimes weary disciples.
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
Christopher Heffron
August 1, 2006
Touring the Ninth Ward in New Orleans last April was like walking through a bad dream.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Shrines and Pilgrimages
Barbara Beckwith
July 1, 2006
For centuries, Catholics have visited places linked to Jesus, to Mary or to other saints, partly as a way of acknowledging that we are always “on pilgrimage.”