The technological changes Guardini witnessed during his lifetime (1885-1968) were far more dramatic, jarring and violent than anything we are likely to see in our own era. Yet the deeper I go into his writings, the more convinced I become of their urgency and relevance in the here and now.
Spirituality
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The culture wars won’t stop the rise of the religiously unaffiliated
The Pew Research Center recently declared that so-called nones, or the religiously unaffiliated, make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, up from 17 percent only a decade ago.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Is there a shortage of sacramental care for the elderly in the U.S.?
“Up until the last five or 10 years, Mass was offered every day. Then it was hard to get priests [every day]; then it was hard to get priests on the weekend. There were [fewer priests] in the parishes and they were being stretched thin.”
Posted inExamen, Faith
The saints want to be our patrons, role models and companions.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through an Examen on the role that the saints can play in our spiritual lives.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why true prayer is a humbling experience
Prayer is a frightening loss of control, in which we are forced to confront ourselves. It’s a profoundly humbling experience.
Posted inCulture, Faith
Washington Nationals’ Catholic chaplain calls the World Series team his parish
Msgr. Rossetti had been riding his bike to catch games of the newly named Nationals (previously the Montreal Expos) when they came to the city in 2005 and played at RFK Stadium, three years before Nationals Park opened, so he jumped at the chance to be part of this ministry.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I used to live on the streets. Then I found the Spiritual Exercises.
While climbing down off a freight train in western Texas, I committed to giving my life to God.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Jesus enjoyed the beauty of creation. We can do the same.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through an Examen on paying attention to and appreciating the beauty of creation.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What angels can teach us about being human
In ‘Wings of Desire,’ Damiel is tired of pretense, tired of spending eternity as a pure spirit.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Can you be a woman of both faith and feminism?
‘This is My Body,’ by Cameron Dezen Hammon, is a warning about how a feminist can fall prey to and rationalize the pervasiveness of misogyny, despite his or her best intentions.