Staff Editorial

Living Big and Taking Compassion a Step Further

Pauline J. Albert, PhD October 24, 2023

Compassion suggests that we put ourselves into others’ shoes and try to look at the world from their perspective.

Lord, Save Us from ‘Cute’ Saints!

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 29, 2020

“Cute” isn’t all bad, but this way of looking at saints hides the wideness of God's mercy.

Listening to Our Better Angels

Pat McCloskey, OFM December 27, 2019

When Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president on March 4, 1861, he focused his inaugural address on the seven states that had already seceded from the Union.

The Greta Thunberg Effect

Susan Hines-Brigger October 29, 2019

This past September 23, millions of people around the world walked out of their schools and workplaces to demand urgent action on climate change. The protests were scheduled prior to the opening of the United Nations General Assembly and the ...

Dream On

Daniel Imwalle July 26, 2019

The word dream is closely connected to our cultural identity as Americans. From the idea of the American Dream to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream " speech.