A Deadly Kind of Calling
By Jordan Hillebert
Augustine wept at his ordination.
He had arrived in the ancient seaport of Hippo, in part, to avoid becoming a priest. The Catholic Church in North Africa was at that time a relatively... Read More...
Caregivers
By Patrick Twomey
We see the placards in front of hospitals and clinics: HEROES WORK HERE!
The doctors, nurses, and all medical professionals on the frontline of treating COVID-19 patients deserve our pra... Read More...
Lent, Kiva, Chrysostom, and me: Microcredit and the Great Fast
If you are not concretely doing things to help the poor, you are avoiding an unavoidable part of the Christian life.
John Chrysostom and the virtue of giving
A moment of confession: I love stewardship season, and I love asking people for money. Why? Because John Chrysostom’s right: Learning to use money effectively for God’s purpose is fundamental to our discipleship.
The assumptions of the Assumption
On the face of it, Mary’s Assumption, body and soul, into heaven, is one of the most challenging traditions of the Church. One of my seminary professors loved to say that, for him, the Assumption was just too much of an assumption. It certainly presents a unique obstacle to many of our Protestant brethren. And this is in large part because the event does suggest, in a strange way, that the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus wasn’t enough, that there had to be something more.