Commentaries
Bringing the Eucharist and becoming the body of Christ
This fall parishes are reaching out for volunteers. Choose a ministry that calls to you, advises Effie Caldarola, who can attest that as an extraordinary minister of holy Communion, you will get more out of ministry than you give.
Building the ‘peaceable kingdom’ without racism is our fight
Carolyn Woo once let Chinese jokes and derogatory comments go unchallenged. Until it came to her son. Now in the wake of Charlottesville, she knows racism toward "the other" must not go unchallenged.
The virtue of meekness is an antidote to the epidemic of anger
Gentleness is not weakness, but rather a powerful medicine that counters the feverish wrath of our times, writes Father Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S.
Nonviolence: The only sane way forward in turbulent times
Forgiveness, faith and the Christian witness of nonviolence is rooted in Jesus and was modeled by Martin Luther King and Thomas Merton 50 years ago, writes editor Matthew Gambino. Our times need just such a movement again.
Moving forward on immigration
Keeping intact the federal DACA program protecting the children of immigrants is the right thing to do, writes Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez. Deportation alone is not an immigration policy, which must be reformed.
The humble clock brought a revolution that continues today
Mechanical clocks turned our perception from natural processes to an abstraction of our own making, with profound consequences concerning today's technology, writes Brett Robinson.
Brush up on your habits to make a fresh new school year
Among the 18 tips recommended by Maria-Pia Negro Chin as students go back to school are to prioritize your health, strategize your studying and strengthen positive relationships.
May the sheltering robe of Mary and St. Jeanne show us the way
Sister Constance Veit believes God is calling the church today, and each of us, to open our arms, reach out and draw all those on the peripheries of society into our circle of love.
Words matter, so choose them carefully
Choosing what we say or write must be done with precision and care because language not only reveals the speaker, but it can lead people to goodness or evil, writes Father Gus Puleo.
Chicago Cardinal: We share a duty to break the cycle of hatred
The Greatest Generation went to war to fight Nazism, writes Cardinal Blase Cupich. What will this generation be called in this time of tribalism? We owe each other what all members of the same family deserve: love.