
To Dare to Imagine Again: Pope Francis and Thomas Merton
Author’s Note: Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton, or better, his Second Birth, into new life with …
Author’s Note: Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton, or better, his Second Birth, into new life with …
“Sanctuary”: Middle English, derived from Old French sanctuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from sanctus, or “holy.” a. the inmost recess or holiest part …
Rather than a problem to be solved, the world is a joyful mystery to be contemplated with gladness and praise. ~ …
How must we love the Lord our God? How must we love our selves and one another, each of us bodily crafted, …
The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in …
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the martyrdom of Sr. Dorothy Stang, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, renowned for her …
The truth of Appalachia is judgment upon us all.1 Penned in 1995, the pastoral letter At Home in the Web of Life …
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if …
The Pope’s recent interview with America magazine has been haunting my evening thoughts and invading my daily prayer. The following passage I …
A jackal sneered at an elephant for never having more than one calf. “Only one,” she agreed. “But an Elephant!” (Aesop) In …