A Point of View

Feast of the Holy Family TODAY IS THE FEAST OF

There’s a commercial on TV, for Motel 6. You may

Several years ago, I attended a workshop on sexuality and

I am an American. I am proud to be an

Anyone of certain age has witnessed significant changes in the

RADICAL FORGIVENESS In her powerful writing Dead Men Walking, which

It might well have been a child in a faith

Andre Dubus was a 20th century American novelist. He was

This is the name of a Jesuit priest who lived

In the seven months since Joe Biden was elected President

Many years ago, I ran a race. It was called

When I ministered in a parish, it was wonderful to

The Triduum (pronounced Trid-u-um) consists of the final sacred days

There’s a saying that one picture is worth a thousand

President Joe Biden has been characterized as a “liberal” Catholic.

There is the story of a Texas rancher whose ranch

What a beautiful story! It thrills the imagination. A star,

The feast of the Holy Family is the Sunday after

Once upon a time, a beautiful prince lived in a

During these final weeks of Advent, we have been listening

So many of us, because of the pandemic, have been

During this time of the Coronavirus pandemic, we believers turn

What is the greatest threat to the Catholic Church today?

In this age of the COVID.19 we are told to

Henri Nouwen died in 1996. He was a priest, a

You may have heard of the controversy surrounding this man,

No one can fail to be dismayed, troubled and even

In 2018, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops published the

“Every white person in this country – I do not

Calvin Trillin is an American journalist, humorist, poet and novelist.

Have you heard of her? Vanna White. She will retire

Today was the first time in many months that I

The psalmist pleads: “When will peace come to Jerusalem.” We

TWQXR is the classical music station of New York and

Two men shared a room at a care facility. They

The New York Times has a small section every Saturday