Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the USCCB are urgently requesting Catholics to email our members of Congress, asking them to reverse terminations of ...
From blogger Roma Waterman:
Not everyone experiences Easter the same way. For some, it’s a table full of family and laughter. For others, it’s serving in church, pouring out...
In an interview before his passing, Centering Prayer pioneer Fr. Thomas Keating shared his thoughts on dying to encourage others to engage the “small deaths” of contemplation:
Most of our troubles are in the brain. Those are the habits of thinking that are unquestioned, or that have been habits of years. When the brain dies, all of the background material and context, or the unconscious [and other] influences, everything is gone. So for the first time in our conscious life, we can make a ...
The Church traditionally celebrates the birth of St. Joseph on May 1 and this Jubilee Year, the Church honored him and all workers in early May. As the patron saint of workers, St. Joseph symbolizes the dignity of ...
When we say that God is ineffable, unsearchable, unknowable, we are perhaps trying to express the notion that we can never reach the full depth of God’s love – somehow, there is always more to God’s love than what we’ve already uncovered. This is perhaps why there is always a yearning associated with ...
As we celebrate Mother’s Day, let’s reflect on this beautiful prayer (edited for length) from Education for Justice, a project of The Ignatian Solidarity Network.
Let us rejoice in Mary, our mother and sister, and know her presence at our side as she once stood at the side of her Son, Jesus. May she...