Since Jesus didn’t leave any autobiographical writings or serve as a wealthy patron of the arts to capture his countenance...

“Hope is, for me, anticipated joy, as anxiety is anticipated terror.”  Of all the theological maxims that might guide our...

Over the last month, my work has intersected in a tiny and humbling way with the overall vision for the...

Much of the media commentary about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s recent passing has focused on the real and important differences...

On a recent visit to Philadelphia, I took note of a Christmas tree decorated with the city’s iconic pretzels interlaced...

At this time of year, it is common and justifiable to focus much of our attention and ecclesial energy on...

The “General Instruction of the Roman Missal” cites the anonymous ancient proverb (which is often erroneously ascribed to Saint Augustine) that...

The Church this week transitions from the end of the liturgical year – where we focus on both remembrances of...

The geographic triangle on the shores of the Great Lakes stretching between Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan serves as perhaps the...

The geographic triangle on the shores of the Great Lakes stretching between Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan serves as perhaps the...