Commentary

July 13, 2017

By Cardinal Blase Cupich

Renew My Church, abridged version

It’s always helpful to have a complex idea summarized in an easily digestible way. In my day, that meant reading the Cliffs Notes rather than the assigned novel (please don’t tell my teachers). Renew My Church is a complex process, of course, but reduced to its simplest terms, it is about (1) disciples taking personal responsibility for the mission of Christ (2) by joining together to build a community of faith that nourishes, prepares and sustains one another (3) so that together as church we become, in the words of Pope Francis, “a field hospital in the world,” bringing healing and hope.

July 13, 2017

By Father Donald Senior, CP

July 23: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Many moons ago I was studying for my doctoral degree in Scripture at the University of Louvain in Belgium. Occasionally some of us would take the ferry to England to buy books.

June 25, 2017

By Monsignor Michael Boland

A path to success

For many of us, summer is a blessing. With kids out of school, we relish the slower pace of life and take pleasure in more outdoor activities. But for families living in troubled neighborhoods, the start of summer can be very worrisome. Parents fear increasing violence and struggle to keep their children safe and engaged in activities that can have a positive impact on their futures.

July 13, 2017

By Michelle Martin

Rushing the season

Have you seen the back-to-school ads yet? Frank said he saw his first one before he even got out of school for the summer. Since the Fourth of July, I’ve seen them everywhere: in my daily newspaper, on TV, on my Twitter feed.

July 13, 2017

By Bishop Robert Barron

A bride and groom

Two weeks ago, I had the great good pleasure of presiding at the wedding of my niece, Bryna. She has been, all her life, a lovely girl, full of joy and good cheer—and eager to give herself in service to others.

June 13, 2017

By Father James Keenan, SJ

The gift of ‘Laudato Si’’

In the wake of President Trump’s announced withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, and in light of Pentecost, I propose, as many Catholic writers are doing as well, that we receive “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, as a treasured gift and, and in the spirit of Pentecost, we share with others this wonderful gift. We need to make “Laudato Si’” a household name.

June 25, 2017

By Don Wycliff

Understanding civics

I recently attended an event where a woman who looked to be about 60 years old stood up and admitted that, until a few months ago, she had known almost nothing about civics: how laws get made; how legislatures are structured and legislators are chosen; how “we, the people” govern ourselves.

June 11, 2017

By Kerry Alys Robinson

Stemming the exodus: College graduates and the church

Close to half a million Catholics in the United States have just graduated from college, and almost as soon as they did their participation in the church plummeted.

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