More than Music
By Robert Adams
In the days before the first pandemic Thanksgiving, New York City freelance violinist Heather Bixler’s spiritual disquiet boiled over. The city was shut down, Broadway was dark, music venues ... Read More...
Raising Your Church’s Profile in Your Town
By Neal Michell
In my role as canon to the ordinary, it was my responsibility to visit all the churches in our diocese on a consistent basis. My standard practice for churches in rural areas and small towns ... Read More...
Ask
By David Ney
I moved with my family from the Dominion of Canada to the United States of America in 2017. I can recollect being asked a question about Canada on a single occasion during my first three years in my adopted country. The question, asked by a com... Read More...
Enmity
By John Bauerschmidt
Enmity is defined as “deep-seated unfriendliness accompanied by readiness to quarrel or fight; hostility; antagonism” (Funk & Wagnall’s Standard College Dictionary). As a state of be... Read More...
A Spiritual Tool for Social Distancing
By Mother Miriam, CSM
In a large group of people, it is easy to get lost, think your own thoughts, find like-minded thinkers or feelers, and generally plow your own furrow or hitch your wagon to someone else... Read More...
Reflections on the Beginning of a New Era
My church has entered a period of decline, even stripping, in which its social position is eroding, its institutions are collapsing, and its common life lies in tatters.
St. Basil’s Wisdom on Community
St. Basil shows us why life in community is of greater advantage than life in solitary retirement.
The trivial round
Placing names on the prayer list commits the parish to be involved in the lives of those for whom we pray.