As a nation, when we see our neighbors in need after horrific natural disasters, Americans respond with immense compassion and charity. This is clearly evident in the responses to the stream of storms and tornadoes that ravaged...
Read MoreMay 1, 2011–Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 “Peace be with you!” When I say this greeting, which Jesus shares with his hiding disciples, in class to my...
Read MoreWhat would Jesus Cut? Arguing that the budget is a moral document, Rev Jim Wallis and Sojourners magazine has embarked on an admirable and controversial campaign to protect our social safety net. Wallis and his colleagues just...
Read MoreOne of the complaints that people sometimes make about Catholic social teachings is that they don’t seem very related to “real life.” For example, the Catholic social tradition often discusses fairness in wages...
Read MoreThe message was clear. It was to be a humanitarian intervention only: But history is filled with examples of military interventions so justified–the logic of which eventually leads to unintended consequences. Indeed,...
Read MoreAs I was participating in tonight’s Holy Thursday mass, I remembered that Thomas Aquinas wrote one of the great hymns that we sing today – Pange Lingua. This patron saint of ours was a very intimidating person, in...
Read MoreA new monthly publication from the Liturgical Press (a service of the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey, of which I am an oblate): Give Us This Day that I thought our blog readers and/or contributors might be...
Read MoreInteresting statement of support for sister Johnson from the College Theology Society. College Theology Society Board Statement
Read MoreI actually think Paul Ryan is to be commended. If he was simply worried about being reelected in Wisconsin’s fairly liberal 1st district (a democrat represented it from 1971 through 1995) he might not be proposing plans...
Read MoreI teach the kids class at the Church of Christ my husband and I attend, and last Sunday, we covered the crucifixion. The kids, who are 4 and 5, have been really fascinated all through Lent with Jesus’ death, and perhaps...
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