There’s a scene in the movie “The Mission” where 18th-century Guarani Indian boys sing a hymn in Latin, sounding like …Read More
Category: Opinion
Building up the church
We’ve got to stop the hand-wringing about a newly released study that reports continuing decline in the Christian share of …Read More
A saint for the political season
By Corrine Winter By the time this issue of The Messenger is published, Archbishop Oscar Romero will have been declared …Read More
No time to waste – food
Let’s say you peer into your refrigerator and unearth leftover lasagna from a month ago, broccoli florets that have turned …Read More
Fr. Rolheiser is a great source of spiritual growth
To the editor: Praise God for Father Ron Rolheiser!! I look forward to his article every week. He has been …Read More
Fr. Rolheiser promotes ecumenism
To the Editor: Thank you very much, Father Ron Rolheiser, for the letter to the bishops and for all your …Read More
Back to the Garden: Earth is God’s and we are its stewards
By Fr. Bud Grant In last month’s article I reviewed the development of environmental moral theology through the “social encyclicals” …Read More