PERSPECTIVES
REFLECTION ON AFRICA
Prayer, advocacy and AIDS
Zimbabwe remains an epicenter country for the AIDS pandemic. It now has more than 1.2 million AIDS orphans, but only limited access to anti-retroviral medications to treat AIDS. These life-saving medications are routinely available in many parts of the world - but not in sub-Saharan Africa, where 70 percent of …
'AMAZING GOD' REFLECTION
If martyrs could evangelize, why can't we?
Father Woods was a larger-than-life Maryknoll priest. Originally from Texas, he was, in the words of this indigenous Maya community, "the shepherd who laid down his life for us."
LENTEN OPPORTUNITY
Scarves can bind wounds for women in the Congo
Tragically, in the eastern part of the country, the rebel factions, the Congolese army and even "peacekeepers" are perpetrating some of the most heinous violence and sexual abuse in human history against women and children: Rape and torture have become ordinary means of revenge or of exercising control in many …
RESPECT LIFE REFLECTION
Compassion for women who have had abortions
But the story ends with Jonah sad and forlorn - gloomy and sulking under a tree, because he regrets his success. Jonah is angry at the Ninevites for repenting and angry at God for forgiving them. The point of the story is that God is rich in mercy - and …
REFLECTION
Sisters inspired at peace retreat
One way the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet of the Albany province observe Martin Luther King Day each year is to sponsor a peace retreat - a tradition for more than 20 years.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
The beauty of the new Roman Missal
Secondly, the language of the new missal is objectively beautiful and theologically rich. This is the result of a translation that not only is faithful to the Latin, but takes into consideration the text's theological and ritual components.
TEEN FAITH
Fishing for answers
Over the past 20 years, I've been a catechist for many grade levels of faith formation. The one I most enjoy is confirmation, because the students are juniors in high school. As everyone knows, you can't fool a teenager when it comes to sharing your faith, and I like the …
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
What makes St. Mary's Institute unique
Editor's note: With this essay, Adam won a contest at his school, St. Mary's Institute in Amsterdam. He was honored by the parish's Holy Names Society during SMI's Catholic Schools Week liturgy.
LENTEN EFFORT
Pro-life campaign begins
As we enter Lent, local Christians are joining together to affirm the value and dignity of all human life - including the mothers, fathers, children, doctors and nurses who are involved in abortion - during the annual "40 Days for Life" campaign.
REFLECTION
America's soul on trial
Will America continue to slide into the tyranny that has been humanity's usual condition for millennia, or regain the liberty that grew out of Christian civilization?
AMAZING GOD
Ash Wednesday: the drama begins
As Ash Wednesday begins, there is a palpable sense of drama. The prophet Joel thunders, "Blow the trumpet - proclaim a fast, call an assembly; gather the people."
VALENTINE'S DAY
For our valentines
After 30 years of marriage and the ups and down of life, I deeply love and appreciate my husband. He takes care of the lawn and does yucky jobs like cleaning gutters, fixing broken toilets and checking the mousetraps under the sink.
AMAZING GOD
Trust in the slow work of God
The story, however, is only a piece of the puzzle that is Abraham's life, and one that comes near the end of his journey of faith. If we dismiss him, we risk missing lessons that can uphold us at the end of our own life's journey.
AMAZING GOD
Cleansing the temple
All of this I understand about the cleansing of the temple. My problem with the temple scene is on a more personal, visceral level: The image of Jesus in anger, violently overturning stalls and tables, scattering coins and sending pigeons and doves into free flight, seems so out of character …
MORAL THEOLOGY
Cooperation and the health mandate
Human persons are, by nature, both individual and social beings. We must interact with other human beings to meet basic human needs. Humans cooperate with others in order to survive.
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