In the first reading for the first Sunday of Advent, Isaiah prays, “O LORD, you are our father; we …Read More
We are the work of God’s hands
Category: Editorials
Care for other people
Pandemic fatigue and pandemic denial have placed our exhausted healthcare workers at risk during a time when we depend on …Read More
‘Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers’
In his second inaugural speech, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a message of compassion, hope and fortitude to a …Read More
Practice the ‘kindness and generous love of God’
Paul’s Letter to Titus contains a passage with advice that is fitting to our present time, the days after a …Read More
Death penalty contradicts church teaching
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for me,” Dustin Lee Honken reportedly said minutes before he was put to death …Read More
Respect for life begins with empathy
When Nora Dvorak read about the abandonment of healthy newborns, “I had a physical reaction like nothing I had before,” …Read More
Who is my neighbor?
Pope Francis challenges us to reflect on and respond to the question “Who is my neighbor?” in his new encyclical …Read More