CatholicAnchor.org I had never heard of Alfred Delp until I read an entry on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary, in one of the Ignation sites I visit daily. Ignationspirituality.com ran a piece about Delp because 75 years before, on that feast day, he was scheduled to profess his final vows in…
CatholicAnchor.org On Care for Our Common Home Just about every year, our parents took my sister and me on an annual road trip from Los Angeles to upstate New York to visit our family. Travel in the ‘50s and ‘60s was mostly on the old Route 66 and other state and U.S. highways, eventually transitioning…
Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me. There are not two kinds of Christians — regular Christians and disciples. To be a Christian is to be a disciple.
By this teacher modeling for us a greater sense of empathy and compassion, she was also raising us up to be better young Catholic women and the type of people Christ calls us to be.
The recent budget cuts are having a direct negative impact on the most poor and vulnerable in our State.
I do realize that all great revivals in the church have had two aspects — renewal in the Eucharist and renewal in the priesthood.
When I first visited her home, I didn’t know if the cemetery was calming or eerie. Over the years, I’ve come down solidly on the peaceful aspect of life by a cemetery.
The ministry of Safe Environment is fortunate to have been under the direction of Archbishop Etienne. The Independent File Review Commission continues with its work to review all clergy and religious personnel and safe environment files.
Joy in not in the new job, a better salary or even in that “perfect” someone. Indestructible, deep-down joy is not in what happens but in who created the happenings.
Grief is a path we’ve all traveled. And like a lot of roads, it’s not necessarily a smooth ride or a straight line.