The Gospel today continues last week rsquo s theme of the cost of discipleship with the added motif of hospitality to the prophet first reading Following Jesus is a commitment to companionship and mission that can surpass the most precious things in life relations with loved ones and can bring
Six years ago I was privileged to be a delegate at the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus which met in Rome The main work of the congregation was to revise the laws that direct Jesuit life as well as to respond to questions raised throughout the Jesuit provinces about our life and
Faith, hope and charity, I remember chanting obediently as a child, responding to a second-grade catechism question about virtues. I recall the nuns delving into elaborate detail about faith and charity, but barely skimming the surface of hope. If I were teaching a catechism class today, I would byp
Debate Expected on Exception for One-Time Priest-AbusersArchbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis told journalists on June 4 that a proposal to allow possible return to limited ministry for some priests who have sexually abused a minor only once in the past “is going to be hotly debate