At first, I blamed God for my injury. Then I thanked God for every step.
Spirituality
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What kind of God do martyrs die for?
No one dies for God as an unspeakable mystery, as simply the word we use for the openness of the human spirit.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How do I find God in a newsroom massacre?
The Capital Gazette massacre is not only about incalculable loss but also all the gifts the departed gave us and leave us.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why is it so hard for us to show mercy?
Because we are not free. Because we live under the tyranny of terror that sin uses to enslave us. We think that mercy will weaken us, destroy our position of strength.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A spiritual reading of T. S. Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets’
T.S. Eliot attracts and repels all at once—but reading his ‘Four Quartets’ has been a formative experience for many a spiritual seeker.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholics cite God, not homilies, as reason for attending church
Compared with other Christians in the United States, Catholics are more likely to attend church to please other family members—and are significantly less likely to go because they “find the sermons valuable.” Those were among the findings of a Pew Research Center poll released in August. Pew interviewed 4,729 U.S. adults, including 844 self-identified Catholics, […]
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why do we run from love?
We were not meant to run, were not meant to be hunted. We were meant to be loved.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Lakota and Catholic: Jesuit education on the Pine Ridge Reservation
This week, we talk with Maka Clifford of the Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Holiness is possible during a time of crisis
Crisis management and best business practices have their uses, but they cannot replace true Catholic leadership.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Meet the Catholic priests who minister to Chicago baseball teams and beyond
While Father Masters enjoys the perks of being a baseball chaplain—watching games when he has the time and even taking batting practice with the pros—he sees his job as a form of ministry.