Commentary

March 21, 2018

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

Easter gives us hope, not just optimism

I was once asked to explain the difference between optimism and hope. My response was to point to the transformation that take place in the disciples after the Resurrection.

April 11, 2018

By Father Donald Senior

April 22: Fourth Sunday of Easter/Good Shepherd Sunday

The first reading for this Sunday from the Acts of the Apostles still glows with the impact of the first healing undertaken by the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus.

April 11, 2018

By Monsignor Michael Boland

A second Century of Hope

You may be surprised to know that April is designated as the National Month of Hope. Just as the rebirth of spring and the promise of Easter brighten our days and lift our spirits, the National Month of Hope was founded to inspire people to spread hope to others through volunteer efforts, charitable giving and acts of kindness.

April 11, 2018

By Michelle Martin

Fear of happiness

It’s been a pretty good month for our family. Caroline is doing well in college, pursuing internships and staying involved with friends and organizations on campus. Frank is still participating in two sports, working and looking at colleges for when he graduates next year. Teresa will make her first Communion in May and is thrilled to have made a local swim team after trying out last month.

April 11, 2018

By Bishop Robert Barron

A case for priestly celibacy

There is a very bad argument for celibacy that has reared its head throughout the tradition and which is, even today, defended by some. It runs something like this: married life is morally and spiritually suspect; priests, as religious leaders, should be spiritual athletes above reproach; therefore, priests shouldn’t be married.

March 21, 2018

By Father James F. Keenan, SJ

The scandal of ‘contingent’ faculty

In my Feb. 11 column, I wrote about race and diversity on U.S. college campuses. Now I want to look at another campus population, the faculty. In higher education today, we distinguish between two types of faculty. On the one hand, there are tenured faculty and new professors hired to apply for tenure at the end of their six-year “track.” On the other, there are those classified as “contingent” or “adjunct faculty.”

February 21, 2018

By Don Wycliff

My father, a library

We buried my father last month. Buried his ashes, actually, in the same grave in the same little East Texas cemetery where we buried my mother, his wife of 71 years, back in 2013.

March 21, 2018

By Kerry Alys Robinson

The Gospel’s healing mandate

“The church doesn’t get a pass from carrying out the healing mandate of the Gospel,” my friend Scott Morris, a doctor, reminds me in no uncertain terms. If we want to be Christ-like, we are called to preach, teach and heal. How many of our faith communities take seriously the healing ministry to which Christians are called?

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