Effie Caldarola, Cathoilc News Service

When Clem first arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1993, some might have mistaken him for a senior citizen. A Holy Cross priest, Father LeRoy Clementich...

When we first moved to Omaha, Nebraska, 10 years ago, my husband was in a store's parking lot trying to squeeze a purchase for...

It was Aug. 31, 1997. My teenage daughter was flying home from World Youth Day in Paris. That same day, Princess Diana was killed...

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When my granddaughter Alice was just months old, she would lie on a blanket, surrounded by a plastic toy structure that had colorful objects...

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Torture was back in the news in February, as if we needed the gruesome reminder. "60 Minutes" ran a graphic piece on the torture...

My friend Sam, 7 years old, lived on a tree-lined street in an old neighborhood. One day, when out playing, Sam (name changed to protect...

When I was a little girl, my dad would tell me, "Don't take your troubles to bed with you." I was an inveterate worrier....

In 1891, Pope Leo XIII articulated his vision of Catholic social teaching impacting the affairs of our world. Like Jesus, who entered the world...