The call to contemplation is a continuous theme throughout the Christian Scriptures. Nevertheless, the idea can seem “new” or “hidden” to many, not because the theme of contemplation is not present, but because we live in an age where..

The Season of Creation observance has drawn to a close. Let’s pray the following prayer to remember our sacred obligation to care for all of God’s creation. Come Holy Spirit, illumine us with the light of hope and give us...

n article from KFF News, an independent, non-profit source of in-depth reporting on complex health issues and their impact on people’s lives, reveals that every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. Around $115 billion is needed to keep them in ...

Today we share an excerpt from an adaptation from the Offertory of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s “Mass on the World” (The Heart of Matter, p. 119-121), placed into a liturgical framework by ...

In conjunction with Labor Day, the US Bishops authored a letter (August 28, 2024) advocating better treatment of workers, stating that in today’s economy, too many people and families are living in poverty due to jobs with ,,,

Contemplative practice should not be seen as a substitute or replacement for other prayer practices and disciplines of faith. Rather, contemplative practices along with these other practices work together to reinforce, strengthen, and ...

We continue our review of the Laudato Si’ movement’s, “Ten Myths About Caring for Creation”. 6) We can’t know how much climate change is occurring due to a lack of records over hundreds of years. National Geographic reports that...

The word “tradition” means “to hand on,” but when it comes to Traditions of faith, we must be careful not to think of this as a static handing on, where that which is passed from one person and one generation to the next is frozen in its...

In his book, Contemplative Prayer, Trappist monk Thomas Merton shares this reflection on contemplative silence from Syrian monk Isaac of Nineveh: Many are avidly seeking but they alone find who remain in continual silence. … Every man who delights in a multitude of words, even though he says...

Both political parties have chosen candidates for state and national office. Now, we as faithful citizens have important and sometimes difficult decisions to make, taking into account a candidate’s character, integrity, and ability to influence a given issue (USCCB, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, 2023). The candidate must have good moral values and the integrity to pursue them; the intelligence, human relations skills, mastery of policy needed; and the ability to work well with other people, both allies and opponents. These are important when considering the need to protect our common...