Third in a series for Advent and Christmas
James J. DiGiacomo
Posted inFaith in Focus
Make Straight a Highway: The second in a series for Advent and Christmas
The second in a series for Advent and Christmas
Posted inFaith in Focus
We Should Have Seen It Coming: The first in a series for Advent and Christmas
The first in a series for Advent
Posted inBooks
Glory Days
At a time when baseball fans are dealing with disappointment and disillusionment in the face of the steroid scandals 11 star players from the 1950s and 1960s find a voice in Fay Vincent rsquo s latest venture into oral history Listening to them tell in their own words what it was like to play in
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Educating for a Living Faith: What does it mean to go for the gold?
What does it mean to go for the gold?
Posted inThe Good Word
A Tight Squeeze
In today s gospel someone asks Jesus the question that we have all wondered about Will few or many be saved Jesus doesn t answer directly He says Try to squeeze through a narrow door He doesn t say how many will make it but he says clearly that some will not In the first reading f
Posted inThe Good Word
“Mary has chosen the better part.”
Gen 18 1-10a Col 24-28 Luke 10 38-42 Mary spends time listening to Jesus because he opens up a whole world to her Paul calls it the mystery hidden from ages and generations past but now revealed to his holy ones Many people are totally closed off from this mystery it is a world they find t
Posted inFrom Our Archives
How (Not) to Preach
Most Catholics love to argue. Once you get past the Apostles’ Creed, there are very few things all will agree on. One is that they want to hear good homilies. Unfortunately, Catholics are often disappointed. Here, then, are a few suggestions for preachers, to help them feed the flock of Christ without leaving the people hungry or suffering from religious indigestion.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
In Their Own Words
For most people spring means warm weather the return of birds and the flowering of nature For serious baseball fans it means spring training the anticipation of a new season and time to read a book about the game A good choice would be former baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent rsquo s opening v
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Little Gray Cells
From 2005, a popular article about faith and the intellect by the late James J. DiGiacomo, S.J.