Tag: Elise Italiano Ureneck
Presidential inauguration offers time to start over, our call for renewal...
Having been a resident of Washington for 10 years, I was privileged to witness three presidential inaugurations. Despite the fact that the ceremonies were...
Woe to those who gossip, as Pope Francis has consistently warned
Twelve years ago this month, I taught my first theology class at an all-girls high school. Fresh out of graduate school, I could boast...
Climbing the walls is part of isolation; our senses need the...
My son's pediatrician had one piece of advice at his nine-month checkup: baby-proof our home. "Secure bookshelves to walls, cover electrical outlets, put up...
In wake of COVID-19, many people will suffer what are known...
An Associated Press report revealed June 29 that the Chinese government has devised a widespread plan amounting to the "demographic genocide" of its Uighur...
In the spirit of Dorothy Day, we must appreciate the ‘unglamorous’...
One of my daily rituals during the pandemic has been to take a walk in my neighborhood. It’s a chance to step away from...
‘Your life is not about you’ never more present than among...
"I finally understand why he compares heaven to a wedding feast," I whispered to my husband as I looked out at the faces of...
Take time during coronavirus pandemic to reflect upon Christ’s command, Love...
The advent of the novel coronavirus has set into motion so many unprecedented actions and effects that it’s hard to keep track or make...
If you’re still on the fence about Kobe Bryant and his...
In each issue of the tabloid Us Weekly, there is a spread titled "Stars: They’re Just Like Us!" featuring paparazzi photos of celebrities engaged...
‘If I should fall a thousand times a day, a thousand...
I find the pressure to make New Year’s resolutions a bit oppressive. It’s not that I don’t find it valuable to make a list...
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Greater patience can leave you ‘feeling groovy’
While I can rattle off a long list of positive things about being raised in the Northeast (the quality of bagels, access to cultural...