Lectionary 42 Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-9 Lent is finally over and now in the Church we feast. And yet we should be changed by our Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We...
Read MorePope Francis has made quite the impression in his first week of Petrine ministry. He has already become endeared to many with his gestures of humility, including his bowing and asking the crowd’s blessing on election...
Read MoreIt is an exciting time for the Church. The papal transition and its significance for the Church has been covered in many venues by our bloggers, and we have collected some of our contributions here. Ramon Luzarraga CBS.com...
Read MoreConcern for the environment is often portrayed as a “luxury” issue, a bourgeois issue, compared to concern for the poor. Economists often suggest that care for the environment and “reducing pollution” is a luxury that becomes...
Read MoreI write this as someone who is not committed to either major American political party, but–boy oh boy–didn’t CPAC reveal that my Republican friends have their work cut out for them? As I wrote in today’s...
Read MoreRape Culture. It’s a term that I used in my recent blog, in which I express my anger over the pervasive focus in the media on the effect the guilty verdict affects the “promising futures” of the perpetrators and not what all of...
Read MoreIn Pope Francis’ brief homily for the inaugural Mass of his papal ministry, he emphasized something that should be familiar to American Catholics who have seen a certain motto sometimes displayed on police cars: to serve...
Read MoreIs there a war on women? And as much as it pains me to say, it is very difficult to conclude that women and girls are not under attack in the United States of America in 2013. Upon graduation, 1 in 4 women will have...
Read MoreSo, I am thrilled. Isn’t it great when the top lead-in to the 5pm hour on All Things Considered is about how the new pope went back to where he was staying and got his own bags, thanked everyone, and paid his own bill?...
Read MoreJana Bennett and I was interviewed about Pope Francis. The views expressed are our opinions alone. Enjoy; and comments are...
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