Effie Caldarola, Cathoilc News Service
Effie Caldarola writes for Catholic News Service from the greater Omaha area.
Can’t sleep? ‘Don’t worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of...
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....
Follow the example of our elders and care for the earth...
In 1891, Pope Leo XIII articulated his vision of Catholic social teaching impacting the affairs of our world. Like Jesus, who entered the world...
We must acknowledge that this is who we are: Effie Caldarola
In 1919, a mob of several thousand people dragged a Black man named Will Brown from an Omaha courthouse. He had been accused of...
For those who have experienced a broken heart, Lent holds promise...
As we move through the second half of Lent, I keep returning to something I saw on Twitter: "Lent is a season for the...
St. Peter is a good figure to accompany our Lent —...
My faith-sharing group decided that we would each describe a person who inspires us. This could be a figure from the Gospels, perhaps a...
A Lenten meditation that calls to mind an examination of our...
Jesus, as I make the 40-day pilgrimage through Lent, I ask that my journey may always be at your side. My one Lenten goal,...
‘The Social Dilemma’ is must-see TV for those who want to...
My brother has been a faithful member of Alcoholics Anonymous for decades. He's the guy who opens the church and brews the coffee for...
Catholic social teaching on community: We were meant to live, grow...
As Louisma Toussaint weighs babies and administers their vaccinations in her impoverished Caribbean Sea country of Haiti, she's also carrying out a vital mission...
For a long time we thought we could live healthy in...
A few stale Christmas cookies linger, but the mailbox has yielded its last, tardy Christmas card, and those not-so-merry tax documents are showing up...
Listen to what God is telling you through Advent tears
Do you ever find yourself, during this time of COVID-19, experiencing unexpected tears?
We’ve all walked, on the news, through hospital corridors we never planned...