Commentaries
What’s the matter with planning the wedding of the century?
A couple's daughter and her fiance are planning an elaborate bash, which has Mom worried, but not Dad. Deacon Paul and Helen McBlain caution the young spouses-to-be to do diligent marriage prep before the big day.
Youths want to share digitally, and the church must listen as a family
Young people experience the world mediated by technology, writes Father Tom Dailey. The church must understand this and help them develop a relationship with God and others in person, which alone will give them the joy they seek.
Our hearts are restless, but Jesus is waiting for us
Restlessness is a sign that we are made by God, writes Maria-Pia Negro Chin. Like St. Augustine, when we live in a way that deepens our relationship with God we find that he meets us where we are and helps us to get where we need to be.
Beware the hollow man
What little we know of the Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, reveals a man untethered from family or God, a man given to money; a man hollowed out, and into which evil entered, writes Greg Erlandson.
Respect Life Month calls us to ‘be not afraid’ of the vulnerable and disabled
All too often we fear those who are in some way handicapped, writes Sister Constance Veit. But Christ meets us in the midst of suffering and loss, so that we can offer hope to all.
We need to clearly distinguish the types of discrimination
A pending Supreme Court case highlights the differences between mindless prejudice and genuine religious convictions, writes Richard Doerflinger.
PREP innovations help to keep the kids (and parents) in the church
As a product of parish religious education programs, editor Matthew Gambino sees hope in the new ideas that parish leaders shared recently for delivering the content of faith to today's families.
When you’re down in the dumps, get to work in the dirt
Depression can leave us paralyzed and hopeless. But God can revive our spirits through the beauty of nature and simple garden tasks, writes Father Eugene Hemrick.
As it was then, is now: ‘The cry of humanity’ is for peace
Sixty-five years ago, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an 11-year-old boy was told he might not live to see 21. Today he reflects on the prayers of people and the words of a pope that averted annihilation, and could do so again in our time.
We must rally around the forgotten Americans of Puerto Rico
The hurricane that hit the island is gone but miseries remain: There are no crops left, and there won't be any for another year. Residents should be treated as the U.S. citizens that they are, an editorial argues.