Commentaries
Your summer pilgrimage
It seems to Effie Caldarola that everyone but her has walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. She has her own physical and spiritual pilgrimage this summer, and encourages people to make one of their own.
The work behind true understanding
In an age of jumping to quick decisions, Father Eugene Hemrick calls for a delicacy in speech and demeanor as a way to practice asceticism, or a harmony in life from born of deep understanding.
Show your joy over the gifts we’ve been given
The awe and unbridled joy shown by the graduates of Morehouse College upon learning their student loans would be paid off should be like that of all Christians living in the Holy Spirit, writes Father Thomas Dailey.
Tech as a new tool for contemplation
In a weird reversal, young people are quietly leaving social media sites, handing on popular culture to their elders, observes Brett Robinson. He cites some hidden intersections of technology and tradition.
The algorithm in our heart
Algorithms powerfully shape what we read on social media, but the "digital dizziness" of modern communications comes down to our deepest values, and the code written in our hearts by God, writes Gina Christian.
What kind of world will we leave our children?
Ecological devastation, mass shootings and population control make a pregnant Elise Italiano Ureneck wonder about the challenges faced by the next generation. Youth possess an eye for beauty and a heart of hope that can inspire their elders to create a better future for all.
Every life — including mother and baby — is precious
The simple message from recent abortion-restricting laws is that every life is precious. If we really believe that, writes Greg Erlandson, we must radically support pregnant women, prisoners, the homeless -- everyone.
Parish disability ministry: What does it take?
Maureen Pratt tells of how one concerned woman gained the support of her parish pastor and DRE, gathered sobering comments from parishioners then built a ministry to involve disabled people and their gifts.
The challenge of reconciliation
Today we are not only experiencing greater disagreement but vicious disagreement that is far outweighing reconciliation, writes Father Eugene Hemrick. Where do we start to rectify this? At home.
In Catholic solidarity with Venezuela
Hosffman Ospino suggests five ways American Catholics can support their brothers and sisters in mostly Catholic Venezuela. It is time to be united in prayer, holding those who suffer in our hearts.