OUR GLOBAL FAMILY Hello. I feel like I should re-introduce myself to you as I have just finished my five-year term of service at Catholic Relief Services and now write to you in my status as “me” and not president and CEO, or dean, or professor or whatever titles I have held since starting my […]
Talk story: To care for our foreign sisters and brothers
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Do not tire of courageously living the Gospel, which calls you to recognize and welcome the Lord Jesus among the smallest and most vulnerable. I entrust all child migrants, their families, their communities, and you who are close to them, to the protection of the Holy Family of Nazareth; may they […]
Mary Adamski: Mary did you know
It’s time to think about Christmas. Nooooo, you say? Time to get past it, you think? If you are a malingerer like me, the decorations may not have found their way back into the closet and some gifts and goodies are still heaped here and there unassimilated.
Father Exsequel Tuyor, diocesan priest: ‘You will become a priest’
“Each year during our theological studies, we were asked to write down our response as to why we wanted to be a priest. The first two years I responded, ‘Because God gave me a brother.’ But then I realized that others were writing that they wanted to serve God.”
Sister Roviesa Orias Jadlocon, Missionary Sisters of Faith: Faith and Grace
“When I see the tears of the children as they pray for their parents or loved ones, or those who are sick during our bible reflection periods, I know they are really touched by God. That is my consolation. Everything is the grace of God.”
Sister Rosemarie Pelligra, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Through faith and prayer … letting go
“One would think that with the different experiences I had, that it would become easier in knowing what to do when a loved one reaches that tender and frail moment of lingering between life and death. It is never easy, except with God.”
Father John Catoir: Celebrating Christ at Christmas
“Jesus came as a light into the world, to dispel the darkness and to give us new life (Jn 8:12). He gave up his life to bring salvation, love and joy to the human race.”
Talk story: Shown mercy, we are its vessels
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I am loved, therefore I exist; I am forgiven, therefore I am reborn; I have been shown mercy, therefore I have become a vessel of mercy.” (Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter at the Conclusion of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy) Although the Jubilee Year of Mercy has come to a close, inspiring […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Lessons learned from elections
THE HUMAN SIDE “I feel worse than I felt when Kennedy was assassinated.” The depressed look in my friend’s eyes the morning after the presidential election was terrifying. Equally terrifying was the venom that poured out as another friend said, “Hillary Clinton is the devil personified: untrustworthy and a killer.” “I’ll bet you’re happy we […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: When did we stop paying for indulgences?
QUESTION CORNER Q: When did the church stop asking for money for indulgences? And why did they ask for money in the first place? (Wichita, Kansas) A: I am almost reluctant to answer your question because, as asked, a simple response would imply a serious admission. Though it has been accused for centuries of having […]
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