Jesuit School Spotlight
‘It isn’t Latin or Greek I’m teaching, but how to think’: Memories of a formative Jesuit educator
As a young teacher at Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y., John W. Donohue, S.J., worked with Thomas J. Jones, the senior member of the lay faculty: “From him I was to learn more about the practice of teaching than from any book or course in education.”
Your Take
Eucharistic politics: Readers react to the Communion debate
In November, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a teaching document on the Eucharist at their fall meeting by a vote of 222 to 8, with three abstaining. Our coverage elicited hundreds of comments. Here are some samples.
Editorials
The January 6 Insurrection Is Still a Crisis for American Democracy
The United States must be capable of holding to account those who abandon deliberative self-governance for a politics based on exploiting outrage and resentment.
Dispatches
A hospital run by Nigerian sisters provides free fistula surgery to women desperate for treatment
Sister Sylvia Ndubuaku: “We are for women the society has rejected. We receive traumatized women with this illness and we perform free surgeries for them.”
Canadians are losing patience with the unvaccinated — and the Catholic Church is sending mixed signals
Canadians have embraced coronavirus vaccination in large numbers and are feeling a deepening exasperation with the unvaccinated.
Features
The painful, grace-filled and (hopefully) healing process of seeking an annulment
What does the church really teach about this widely misunderstood process, and how does it play out in the lives of ordinary Catholics?
Populism isn’t going anywhere. Elites need to listen to the masses to rebuild our democracy.
Social trust cannot be achieved without working through the long-standing resentments of those populist masses who perceive themselves as the ‘deplorables’ of the elite.
Faith and Reason
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ Latin Mass reforms are necessary to secure Vatican II’s legacy
Pope Francis wants all Catholics to recognize that Vatican II and its reforms are not only authentic actions of the Holy Spirit but also are in continuity with the tradition of the church.
The feminist revolution has stalled. Blame Roe v. Wade.
Given the centrality of abortion rights in the feminist movement today, it is no surprise that work–family balance remains such a pressing issue.
Faith in Focus
The gift of burnout: How quitting my job allowed me to flourish
We should not have to empty ourselves for the company or college.
Catholic youth basketball taught me beautiful (and painful) lessons about fatherhood
How did all of the efforts that had borne buckets a year ago result in so many losses in our final year?
Parents: Wills and medical directives are the last best gift you can give your kids.
Here is a way to show how much you really love your children: Do the paperwork.
Books
Review: A story of Indigenous family, trauma and survival
Diane Wilson’s book ‘The Seed Keeper’ is an immersive, affecting account of family and history, trauma and survival, seeds and gardening, stories and healing.
Review: African soldiers find kinship in the trenches of World War I
David Diop’s new novel centers on the filial love between two Senegalese riflemen, close childhood friends who joined the French army because they hoped to become French citizens at the end of World War I.
Review: Making a home in a time of alienation
In her new book, Uprooted, Grace Olmstead investigates the social and personal costs of shopping for a place to live the way we shop for cars.
Review: Two new novels show the hidden lives of nuns
‘Matrix’ and ‘Agatha of Little Neon’ differ in their historical settings, but they both center on women perceiving the ways of the world with absolute clarity, realizing the extent of their power and deciding to use it for the good of others.
Television
Jimmy McGovern, the atheist with the most Catholic shows on British TV
Jimmy McGovern’s work is marked by a very Catholic instinct to look where no one else will.
Poetry
when God saves you from an overdose
I assume I was seen in the way a postcard is seen
Because my hands are small compared to God’s
it is easier to trust God with worlds than with sons
The Word
Fulfilling one’s calling can be a difficult task.
Jan. 30, The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The readings today remind us to be realistic about the challenges of the world.
Drawing inspiration and insight from Scripture
Jan. 23, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: In today’s Gospel, we witness Jesus reading Scripture, relating it to his own experience and context, and using it to proclaim his purpose in the world.
Jesus revealed himself to the world through miracles
Jan. 16, The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus’ miracle reminds us that even if we are not directly impacted or even responsible, if we can help, we should help people in need.
What does Jesus’ baptism mean for our own?
Jan. 9, The Baptism of the Lord: Today we are reminded of the implications of our own baptism as a sacrament that orients us toward mission and service to others following the model of Jesus.
The journey of the magi is long and risky, but it ends with joy
Jan. 2, The Feast of the Epiphany: The traditions of the Epiphany invite us to think about how we can find our way to Christ throughout the year.
Faith
Fulfilling one’s calling can be a difficult task.
Jan. 30, The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The readings today remind us to be realistic about the challenges of the world.
Drawing inspiration and insight from Scripture
Jan. 23, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: In today’s Gospel, we witness Jesus reading Scripture, relating it to his own experience and context, and using it to proclaim his purpose in the world.
Jesus revealed himself to the world through miracles
Jan. 16, The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus’ miracle reminds us that even if we are not directly impacted or even responsible, if we can help, we should help people in need.
The painful, grace-filled and (hopefully) healing process of seeking an annulment
What does the church really teach about this widely misunderstood process, and how does it play out in the lives of ordinary Catholics?
The gift of burnout: How quitting my job allowed me to flourish
We should not have to empty ourselves for the company or college.
Catholic youth basketball taught me beautiful (and painful) lessons about fatherhood
How did all of the efforts that had borne buckets a year ago result in so many losses in our final year?
‘It isn’t Latin or Greek I’m teaching, but how to think’: Memories of a formative Jesuit educator
As a young teacher at Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y., John W. Donohue, S.J., worked with Thomas J. Jones, the senior member of the lay faculty: “From him I was to learn more about the practice of teaching than from any book or course in education.”
What does Jesus’ baptism mean for our own?
Jan. 9, The Baptism of the Lord: Today we are reminded of the implications of our own baptism as a sacrament that orients us toward mission and service to others following the model of Jesus.
The journey of the magi is long and risky, but it ends with joy
Jan. 2, The Feast of the Epiphany: The traditions of the Epiphany invite us to think about how we can find our way to Christ throughout the year.
Parents: Wills and medical directives are the last best gift you can give your kids.
Here is a way to show how much you really love your children: Do the paperwork.
Interview: Cardinal Scola condemns ‘harsh and insolent attacks’ against Pope Francis
“It seemed to me, right from the beginning, that Francis’ style of pontificate was like a punch in the stomach from the Holy Spirit to wake us up,” Cardinal Angelo Scola says in this exclusive interview.
Survey: A third of young Catholics expect to attend Mass less often after the pandemic
Nearly three-quarters of young U.S. Catholics say they can be a good Catholic without going to Mass every Sunday, according to a new CARA survey.
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ Latin Mass reforms are necessary to secure Vatican II’s legacy
Pope Francis wants all Catholics to recognize that Vatican II and its reforms are not only authentic actions of the Holy Spirit but also are in continuity with the tradition of the church.
News
Survey: A third of young Catholics expect to attend Mass less often after the pandemic
Nearly three-quarters of young U.S. Catholics say they can be a good Catholic without going to Mass every Sunday, according to a new CARA survey.
Vatican Dispatch
Interview: Cardinal Scola condemns ‘harsh and insolent attacks’ against Pope Francis
“It seemed to me, right from the beginning, that Francis’ style of pontificate was like a punch in the stomach from the Holy Spirit to wake us up,” Cardinal Angelo Scola says in this exclusive interview.
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