Commentary

August 15, 2024

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

Jesus teaches in a way that makes us think

The Gospels record that on at least 60 occasions Jesus is called “teacher” and 16 times “rabbi.”

May 29, 2024

By Father Donald Senior, CP

June 9: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Loretta Micele, who passed away in 2014, spent 70 of her 95 years working joyfully at a concession stand at the White Sox stadiums. In appreciation, the White Sox named a concession lounge in her honor: Loretta’s Lounge.

August 29, 2024

By Emily Dagostino

Welcoming survivors to new life

Lucy* put her kids to bed. She prayed. Then she made a phone call. On the other end of the line, Aida Segura’s phone rang. It was late on a Saturday night — a time when the director for Catholic Charities House of Peace usually tries not to take calls. But sometimes she does, and something told her to answer.

August 29, 2024

By Michelle Martin

Remember, remember

What’s your favorite memory aid? Do you have a paper calendar on the kitchen wall, maybe one from your parish with a funeral home ad on the bottom?

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.

August 17, 2022

By Kerry Alys Robinson

Anonymous blessing

At a desert monastery, I had the opportunity to walk a labyrinth made of stones surrounded by exotic flora. I was completely alone, but far from lonely, enchanted by the mysterious beauty and contradiction of uninviting, captivating cacti amidst the craggy landscape. With each step closer to the center, I offered the prayer I have prayed daily.

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