FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS When I was a young, single professional living in Washington, I harbored a secret judgment against churches that had “cry rooms.” In my naivete, I considered parishes that built these spaces to be intolerant of young children. While I appreciate a reverent Mass, a silent church is a dying church, […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: The things they carry in Ukraine
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS Like many people, I have spent the past few weeks watching and reading the news out of Ukraine. Images of desperate refugees fleeing home, of men pressed into service, of mass graves are now firmly lodged in my mind. I had to turn the television off one afternoon after watching […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Uprooting weeds
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS I recently became a first-time homeowner. After renting for nearly three decades, I have immediately recognized the blessings of this status change. For starters, my husband and I have the opportunity to put equity into something; we have space to expand our family and dream about our future; and our […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Our vanishing children
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS An Associated Press report revealed June 29 that the Chinese government has devised a widespread plan amounting to the “demographic genocide” of its Uighur population through forced sterilization. It appears to be designed to either drastically curb or totally eradicate the Muslim population in the Xinjiang region and is being […]
