by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | Guest Author
Since Pope John XXIII in the 1960s, human rights have been of central importance to Catholic social teaching and practice. Yet the approach of the Church to human rights is often different from that of the secular world. Catholic social teaching roots human...
by admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Father Joe Laramie SJ
In this episode of “From the Heart,” Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (USA), reflects on the “Year of the Family” that Pope Francis recently declared on the feast of St. Joseph. He is joined by an...
by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Guest Author
“Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) The path of forgiveness is a difficult, arid and exhaustive process that requires time, effort and openness to the action of the Spirit of the Lord. Yet, Jesus challenges us to love our...
by admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Philip Kosloski
We don’t know much about the life of St. Joseph, but we can imagine certain things that must have occurred For example, as a loving father, St. Joseph likely held the infant Jesus in his arms. This particular image should inspire our daily prayer, as we begin each day...
by admin | Mar 8, 2021 | Guest Author
Faith is transmitted not simply by proclaiming dogmas and doctrine, but through experiential knowledge. What we can touch, see, hear and experience for ourselves is what “speaks” to us most profoundly. Faith is no different. It is best transmitted when it...
