This year, the Governor has included Education Tax Credits in his proposed state budget. And so we have renewed hope. But in politics, it is not enough to propose.
Guest Columnists
The Indomitable and Effective Cardinal Pell
Shortly after Cardinal George Pell was named Archbishop of Melbourne, he instituted several reforms at the archdiocesan seminary, including daily Mass and the daily celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours, both of which had fallen by the wayside in the preceding years.
A Mission of Loving With Integrity
The World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this September should be more than a vast Catholic “gathering of the clans” around Pope Francis – and so should the months between now and then.
Two Lenten Lessons: Service and Solidarity
Recently, I heard an interview with the author and illustrator of a newly released children’s book and got that familiar “I’ve got to have that book” feeling.
Keeping Catholic Schools Catholic
Will the Church be allowed to staff its schools with teachers who teach and live what the Catholic Church believes, or will the state try to coerce Catholic schools to employ teaching staff according to other criteria?
Real Beauty Is Being Comfortable With Ourselves
By Karen Osborne Have you paid attention to the man behind the curtain? In the famous movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy, her friends and her dog Toto journey through the magical land of Oz to reach the wizard, the only person who can send her back home to Kansas. When the group travels to the wizard’s inner sanctum, […]
No Fighting God
Some months after my son-in-law, Rob Susil, died, a longtime friend asked me in a gentle but point-blank way, “Are you still fighting God?”
Operating in the Care of Strangers
This is my Lenten reflection: We can never be strangers. We all are part of God’s family.
Exercises in Love
By Effie Calderola WHEN MY YOUNGEST child was 4, I re-entered the workforce after spending time at home raising three children. Even though I started as a part-time employee, I felt pressured. I was uneasy with myself, often stressed and during that first year back at work, a family medical crisis added to my lack […]
World Christianity by the Numbers
THE ANNUAL “STATUS of Global Christianity” survey published by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research is a cornucopia of numbers: some are encouraging; others are discouraging; many of them are important for grasping the nature of this particular moment in Christian history. This year’s survey works from a baseline of 1900 A.D., and makes projections […]