David Gibson, Catholic News Service
Spiritual ways to accompany hurting people
It ranks among life's biggest temptations. Confronted by a highly difficult, ongoing life situation that feels overwhelming, a call to surrender hope begins to...
Amazed by human dignity
The world makes its way, for better or worse, into our still-young, new millennium. But time flies! Nearly 20 years of this millennium's first...
Series on the Mass: Ancient creed’s contemporary impact
Do I know what I truly believe? I hope so. For what people believe shapes their thinking and decisions, especially in key, consequential moments.
Were...
Series on the Mass: Not a spectator event
Part 1a of a continuing series by Catholic News Service
The action on the field during a particularly exciting football game often locks spectators in...
Emmanuel: The name sums up the Christmas message
We know what kind of person the infant Jesus born on the first Christmas would be in adult life: someone known for drawing near...
A canonization’s focus on legacy and holiness
The gunman who fired the shot in El Salvador March 24, 1980, that killed San Salvador's revered Archbishop Oscar Romero while he celebrated Mass...
Keeping the poor in clear view
Lazarus, a destitute man, is a central character in one of Jesus' best-known parables (Lk 16:19-31). The poor man's name reveals a great deal...
Christ’s real presence as a traveling companion
There are occasions in the mad rush of life when responsible, caring people go considerably out of their way to make themselves present to...
Teachable Moment: The essentials of patriotism
We know instinctively from quite a young age how patriotism feels and why it matters, don't we? Patriotism combines affection for our homeland with...
Called to holiness: Taking the Incarnation seriously
Christ's incarnation troubles some Christians. It almost always did.
Today, as in past centuries, some find it difficult to accept the Incarnation fully. They doubt,...