Mary is always shining in her window, watching over the street below. I have grown grateful for this rarefied presence, respectful and inclined toward pious feelings when I pass.
Prayer
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Buying my first house made me rethink what Pope Francis means by a “common home”
Pope Francis reminds us to challenge ourselves to each day give of ourselves and not to count the cost.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
D.C. Affirms Assisted Suicide
This bill discriminates against our African-American and Hispanic neighbors, sick seniors, the disabled, the uninsured and all who are vulnerable in our community, said Michael Scott, director of the D.C. Catholic Conference.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Stay Awake!
At an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. (Mt 24:44)
Posted inCurrent Comment, Faith
Why Pope Francis updated the beatitudes
Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
An Election Day Prayer from Father James Martin
Lord, help me to remember the “least” among us, how to cast my vote for the good of all.
Posted inFaith
Hope: The forgotten virtue of our time.
To live in hope is to want nothing less for ourselves than what God wants for us. If that were the fundamental desire of our lives, what would change? How would we be resurrected?
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
A prayer for the morning after the election
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, what kind of country will we be?
Posted inFaith, The Word
Why people are so attracted to apocalyptic biblical narratives
“For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us” (2 Thes 3:7)
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why saints are never sure of their salvation
Pride may well be the first deadly sin to arrive and the last to leave.