For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and gratuitousness.

The Vatican Curia is a mystery, but it need not be a shadowy mystery. Anthony Ekpo's 'The Roman Curia: History, Theology and Organization' contributes greatly to our understanding of the structures and organization of the Curia.

A meditation for Easter

Looking back on 60 years of priesthood, the author notes the importance of the cross, the Eucharist, faith and grace in giving people meaning, purpose and hope in life.

The Rev. Michael J. Himes was a theologian who taught with energy, order, concreteness, wit—and exuberance.

The dispossession Christ experienced in his crucifixion is an act of solidarity with the dispossessed of the world.

Hint: He’s not another Francis.

The crises in the Catholic Church demand long-term solutions that are best addressed by gradual discernment leading to broad consensus on the part of the college of bishops.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger urged that dissent from ordinary Magisterium should be disclosed privately to church authority.

The challenge is to rise from having empathy for a few to having empathy for many.