PERSPECTIVES
REFLECTION
Remembering Father Clifford
On Feb. 16, 2012, Franciscan Father Leo Clifford passed into eternal life. About 10 years ago, I'd been flipping through TV channels and saw a brown-robed priest preaching on EWTN. Within minutes, I felt mesmerized by not only the content, but the delivery of his message. I said to myself, …
PERSPECTIVE
Advocating for gun control
It's been an extremely full week in terms of news, with [the] surprising announcement from Pope Benedict and [the] start of Lent. But I wanted to be sure to take a moment to highlight President Barack Obama's call for sensible steps on gun control in his State of the Union …
LENTEN REFLECTION
Do the right thing: morality and behavior
For many Catholics of "the silent generation," as well as some older "Baby Boomers," being a good, moral person means keeping rules - especially the Ten Commandments and laws of the Church.
LENTEN REFLECTION, PART III
Coming back to reconciliation: some questions and answers
In this final reflection on the sacrament of reconciliation (read parts I and II at www.evangelist.org), we'll explore some frequently-asked questions concerning the sacrament and how we should celebrate it - but first, a few words about the minister and ministry of reconciliation.
ECUMENICAL PERSPECTIVE
Christian unity: reconcilable differences
It has been nearly impossible to avoid the news of Lance Armstrong's so-called "confession" to Oprah Winfrey about doping in the sport of cycling.
REFLECTION
On their winter break
In February, I was privileged to travel to Philadelphia with Rev. Paul Borowski, CSsR, pastor of St. Clement's parish in Saratoga Springs, and seven teens from the parish to work in the city's Kensington District, ministering to the poor, homeless and abandoned.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
To stick with the Church, we must tolerate paradox
A few weeks before the election of Pope Francis, I received an email message from a parishioner I got to know during a summer parish assignment I had a few years ago as a seminarian. She is a faithful churchgoer and I feel quite confident that her faith is the …
REFLECTION
A beloved coach remembered
Kenneth A. MacDonald started his head coaching career at St. Teresa of Avila School in Albany during President Lyndon Johnson's administration. He coached his last basketball game more than 30 years later. He died March 23 at the age of 70.
REFLECTION
A parish's romantic dinner
Amid the daily routine, work and home occupations, it's easy to lose sight of romance, but an event like the recent one held at Albany's Shrine Church of the Americas reminds couples that the well-being of a society lies in the family unit, and that the couple is the foundation …
REFLECTION
Faces of grief
No matter how often we experience a loss, the emotion is never the same. Reactions change not only in relation to the individual or event we mourn, but also to our age at that death.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
The gift of celibacy
Before a man can be ordained a priest, he must first serve for a designated time as a deacon. Before ordination to the diaconate, he must formally petition his bishop for admission to the Order of Deacon, expressing his understanding of all that Sacred Orders require of him - especially …
MARIA COLLEGE
Looking back at bereavement program
Creating a 15-credit bereavement studies program at Maria College in Albany took a veritable village of dedicated professionals and spiritual leaders, as well as a host of students courageous enough to face their sorrows as a primary path to healing.
REFLECTION
Musing on motherhood
The thing about being a mom is that you never really know how it's going to go until you find yourself in the middle of it. About a year after we were married, I went to the doctor because I had a daily case of mild nausea that just wouldn't …
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