By Kent Ferris I recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia and Tanzania. The trip, organized by Catholic Relief Services, was …Read More
Category: archives
Should we be embarrassed?
By Frank Wessling How worried or embarrassed should we be that American Catholics flunked a religious knowledge test? A little …Read More
Ceremony honoring activist slated for October
Father John Dear, a Jesuit priest who has been jailed for his efforts to end war and nuclear weapons proliferation, …Read More
Thanks to those who help special-needs people
We would like to express our heartfelt (and long overdue) gratitude to Sharon Dodd of Special People Encounter Christ (SPEC), …Read More
Seeking out new ways to connect with youths
By Michael Rossmann, S.J. I live in Chicago and love learning about the city’s rich history and distinctive neighborhoods — …Read More
Defending Fr. McBrien
I am responding to Deacon Frank Angoli’s guest opinion column from the Sept. 23 issue of The Catholic Messenger. Deacon …Read More
Fr. McBrien column deserves more careful reading
Deacon Frank Agnoli, writing a guest column in The Catholic Messenger, refers to a recent column by Father Richard McBrien …Read More









