Dorothy Day, cofounder with Peter Maurin of the Catholic Worker Movement, died 32 years ago, on November 29, 1980. Like many other activists who have struggled for social justice and worked among the poorest, most forgotten members of society, she is more respected by mainstream Americans, religious leaders, and commentators now than she was during...
Guidance has been offered by Cardial Joseph Ratzinger in 2004, while he was head of the Holy Office, for Catholic voters in the United States (and presumably around the world) regarding their rights and duties as human beings to cast their votes according to their conscience, even when the candidate or issue is not completely in...
A blog post for Easter. Reflections on the experience of Holy Week and Easter: then and now. How is the experience of the first disciples similar to ours? How does it differ? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Reflections on St. Mark's telling of the healing of the deaf mute (Mark 7:31-37) in the light of the anniversary week of 9/11 from Fr. Ron Shirley in Aptos, CA. Fr. Ron's homily, "Be Opened," is reprinted here with permission. Find It. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A reflection on the Feast of the Assumption, with some historical background and prayers in response to the readings for the feast day. Find It. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
St. Clare of Assisi was a friend of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Poor Clares. She gave advice to her sisters and to us for how to be transformed into God's image through contemplation. Find It. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
St. John Vianney had a great love of the Eucharist. This post tells a bit about his life and shares one of his insights about the Eucharist and our hunger for God. Find it. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
In the life of a Catholic community, all of the events of life are celebrated by gathering for liturgy. Most of us don’t see the ebb and flow of joyful and sorrowful events clearly in our day-to-day lives, though parish staff do. Saturday and Sunday this past weekend, the rhythm was clear for all...
In his letter to the Galatians (5:22-23), Paul speaks of the “Fruit” of the Spirit. He uses this term in the singular, implying there is just one fruit, with nine aspects or expressions. Susan Mahan notes that Paul does not speak of fruits of the Spirit (in the plural). Instead, there is one fruit...
When I stare at the night sky, especially if I am out in the country, I get almost overwhelmed at the immensity of the universe. I am in awe of the beauty of the stars and then amazed at a God who can create and manage such an enormous and complex reality and yet...
