The Catholic Church Plays an Important Role in South Korea According to Al Jazeera, a well-known international media network over here, Catholicism plays a significant
For maybe a few weeks or so during the Advent and Christmas seasons and into the New Year, many people take Charles Dickens’ message in
I’m Guilty And You May Be Too I’m guilty and I bet you are too. I put people in baskets. It seems to be innate
In Laudato Si and many of his other public remarks, Pope Francis has expressed concerns about the rapid advances in technology and the implications for society.
I have always loved the study of what makes people tick, hence I dedicated part of my education to psychology. While I understand that not
Have you ever considered foster parenting? In the recent debate about adoption, why did the debate focus only on expensive infant adoptions? Why don’t we
No Faceless Crowd Before Jesus When we read, study, and pray with the Gospels it is important for us to remember who is the audience
November 11, 2017 marks the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the shooting death of my son, Aaron Dougherty. More essentially, this date also marks the 15th
“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is
Early Morning He sleeps quietly, but my eyes are open. My head rests softly on his shoulder and I feel his chest rise and fall.
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
The political left and secularists have hijacked the term “social justice”. Ask anyone and they will describe social justice in terms of wealth distribution and
“Dogma Lives Loudly Within You”, said the Senator. Thank you very much, Senator. I am flattered that you noticed. I do try very hard to
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be
Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must
“Who is my neighbor?” Today, I think, this question is more pertinent than ever. Social media is great at creating the illusion that we’re
As an African-American Catholic, I revel in the opportunity to share that my father, a convert to the Catholic faith, was initially drawn to Catholicism
The Easter Bounty- Chocolates When we walk down any candy aisle in a grocery store, we are guaranteed to see many beautifully wrapped and enticing
President Trump has put forth his proposed budget, and, like vultures preparing for their prey, the media are sharpening their talons. And so it begins:
Many developed countries in the world today have accepted the fact that mining is one of the world’s most profitable industries. No one can deny
The Rich Man and Lazarus Pope Francis, in his 2017 Lenten Message, speaks of the Parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. The rich man
During the eighties, I edited an anthology, Philosophical Perspectives on Peace, which included numerous prescriptions for world peace by philosophers, psychologists, and litterateurs from the
I was tired, bone tired. It was a tiredness that went beyond mere physical exhaustion to conquer every thought. It pumped through my heart to deflate my entire
The Power of Images To Change Lives Marie Constantin, the photographer and author of Finding Calcutta: Memoirs of a Photographer, understands images have power, more power than
