Commentary

February 5, 2020

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

Catholic schools: an investment through partnerships

As we celebrated Catholic Schools Week this year, I was reminded of the many partnerships that have made them possible throughout our country. Growing up in an immigrant community in south Omaha, my eight brothers and sisters and I were able to get a Catholic school education because of the sacrifices made by my parents and grandparents.

February 19, 2020

By Father Donald Senior, CP

March 1: First Sunday of Lent

The readings for this first Sunday of Lent remind us of the deep realism of our Scriptures. There is breathtaking beauty here. The opening lines of the first reading from Genesis remind us that God has breathed the divine life within us.

February 5, 2020

By Kathleen Donahue

Treasuring our seniors

From caring for pregnant women and infants to nursing care for those at the twilight of life, Catholic Charities preserves and protects the sanctity and dignity of human life at every stage of the life cycle. To be sure, compassionate care of seniors has been a vital part of our mission since our founding more than 100 years ago.

February 19, 2020

By Michelle Martin

Making space

We moved one of the couches in the living room over the weekend. The two-seater went from one side of the room to the other, taking up a position under the windows, making room for an easy chair. Once upon a time, years ago, the couch used to be under the windows, at least when the Christmas tree wasn’t up.

October 9, 2019

By Bishop Robert Barron

Talking with skeptics on Reddit

I just finished my second dive into the Reddit AMA world. One of the most popular websites in the world, Reddit is a forum for all sorts of online conversations and presentations.

February 6, 2019

By Father James Keenan, SJ

Doing virtue in Rome

I arrived here in Rome two weeks ago. I will be living and writing my columns for Chicago Catholic for the next seven months here.

April 25, 2018

By Don Wycliff

Writing the script of our lives

I recently attended a workshop on trauma and emotional resilience in children for people who work in the child-welfare system. The keynote speaker kept coming back to one theme: Each of us must write the script of his or her own life.

December 18, 2019

By Kerry Alys Robinson

Wonder

Our family was enjoying dinner on Christmas Eve before bundling up for midnight Mass at St. Thomas More Chapel at Yale University. Christopher and Sophie were tiny but precocious. Advent had been full of lengthy discussions during which their innately inquisitive selves delved ever more deeply into the practicalities of Santa Claus and his primary, global responsibility.

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