OPINION
PERSPECTIVE
Missionary who is native of Diocese celebrates St. Romero in El Salvador
The canonization of Óscar Arnulfo Romero, martyred archbishop of San Salvador, was a true fiesta in the rural parish of Monte San Juan, El Salvador, where I work as a Maryknoll lay missioner.
PERSPECTIVE
Understanding trauma
I recently attended some training on “trauma-informed care.” It was quite eye-opening.
ALBANY DIOCESE
Local Catholics reflect on attending Encuentro
I was privileged to be part of the five-member delegation from the Diocese of Albany to the National V Encuentro, held Sept. 20-23 in Gaylord, Tx. We joined more than 3,000 Hispanic ministry leaders who participated in the event, representing 159 dioceses and national Catholic organizations and groups.
REFLECTION
A mighty tree
Parishioners and residents of Glens Falls are used to seeing the huge tree next to St. Mary’s rectory on Warren Street as they pass by our parish.
PERSPECTIVE
Examining use and abuse of power will help Church work through crisis
As a clinical social worker, I keep asking, “What are the dynamics behind the abuse of children and teens, the sexual exploitation of adults by someone in power and the dynamics that enabled those in leadership to create this horrendous secret?”
REFLECTION
The chill pill
Have you ever noticed that God does not crash the party? He sends “invitations” and provides the venue, guests and food, but the response is up to us.
PERSPECTIVE
On the abuse crisis and domestic violence
A reading from the letter to the Ephesians (Eph 5:21-32 or 2,25-32) wakes up a lot of people who aren’t paying attention. By today’s standards, it is politically incorrect. Maybe that’s why the shorter version skips the part that says women should be obedient to their husbands.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
Threads in the tapestry
As I reflect on my summer following an incredibly difficult year in Rome, the first word that comes into my mind is gratitude — an immense and deep gratitude, a gratitude that colors life with a more vibrant and beautiful hue, a gratitude that can only come from God.
PERSPECTIVE
To our catechists
In these difficult times for the Church, at a time when people ask themselves, “Why should we stay,” each and every catechist holds an answer: the truth.
REFLECTION
Update on the Joshua Project
After 2011 flooding in Schoharie County, the Joshua Project was formed, and quickly grew from a short-term effort to help with flood recovery into a long-term project to lift people out of poverty.
REFLECTION
Beauty, holiness and handing on the faith
In the troubled 1930s, a time of social and civil unrest, young English journalist Malcolm Muggeridge was sent by the Manchester Guardian to Moscow as a foreign correspondent.
REFLECTION
When insomnia meets Dorothy Day
Earlier this year, God gave me the gift of insomnia. At the time, I did not realize what a blessing it was.
PERSPECTIVE
My taxi ride in New York City
Recently, I concelebrated the wedding of a young man I baptized nearly 25 years ago. After the ceremony, torrential rain caused my priest-friends and me to take a cab to the reception. It turned out to be a memorable experience.
SEMINARIAN’S DIARY
A future priest practices homily-writing
During the summer, seminarians are placed in parishes throughout the Albany Diocese. Under the direction of our respective pastors, who supervise our “internship,” we learn and perform many of the functions we will undertake as priests.
PARENT PERSPECTIVE
The scavenger hunt for school supplies
It’s that glorious season when your beloved children will soon become, for six hours a day, someone else’s responsibility. That’s not without a price, fellow parents on the journey: First, you must go through the wringer that is known as “back to school.”
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