Commentaries
What to expect when you’re not expecting a serious diagnosis
News of a life-changing illness can cause anxiety because we don't know what's to come. Maureen Pratt points to three realities to help one cope, built on the firm foundation of faith.
More eloquence please
These days we're saying more, but not saying it better, writes Father Eugene Hemrick. If our rhetoric is causing more divisions than understanding, we should look to the masters of words for balance.
God rested. Don’t we need the same?
Busy mom Laura Kelly Fanucci has three simple ways to find rest amidst the frantic rush of one must-do-task to the next. God created rest as a profound act of divine might and wisdom.
Collegians on mission trips pack an open mind, return with wider hearts
When Sister Mary Henrich travels to Peru with her Immaculata University students, she knows their work with young children and disabled students is helping them take the joy of the Gospel into the world.
Young adults leading the move toward mentoring
As family life and parish life continue to change, young adults need, and are calling for, one-on-one support in the spiritual life and practical tools for adulthood, writes Elise Italiano.
The law of a mother’s bonding versus civil law
Responding to immigration requires postmodern wisdom like never before, and Father Eugene Hemrick suggests we get our understanding of law and vital issues concerning life and family in better order.
This year skip the beach, try a mission trip as a family
Deacon Paul and Helen McBlain weigh a mom's desire for a trip to serve the poor and a dad's wish for seasonal R & R. They side with the benefits of family enrichment through an alternative vacation.
Along the 2,000-mile border, few things are black and white
In her travels along a section of the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholic journalist Rhina Guidos found few straight lines in a terrain where multiple lives, cultures and human experiences intersect.
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and the future of Roe v. Wade
According to America magazine, a reversal of the landmark case offers a chance to save lives from conception to natural death, and to "undo a moral and constitutional travesty."
On the death penalty and the mercy of God
St. Maria Goretti, who forgave her murderer before she died, reminds us of our call to share God's mercy with those who wrong us, writes Effie Caldarola. Just punishment for crime should foster repentance and rehabilitation, not state-sponsored execution.