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March 13, 2024
By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich
The human face of immigration
As Pope Francis has often said, “reality is greater than ideas.” That phrase comes to mind as I reflect on the ill-tempered remarks that are reported in the media vilifying migrants entering the United States. Words such as “criminals” and “terrorists,” among other depictions that portray these suffering families as subhuman because of their ethnicity or race, are very disturbing and just plain wrong. These words, and the ideas behind them, do not match the reality that we as a church have experienced over centuries of welcoming newcomers.
February 16, 2023
By Father Donald Senior, CP
Feb. 19: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
On Oct. 2, 2006, a mentally ill man entered a one-room schoolhouse in the Amish village of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, and, after letting the teacher and the boy pupils leave, proceeded to shoot eight young girls, ages 6 to 13, killing five of them and severely wounding the rest. Afterward he took his own life.
February 28, 2024
By Brittany McGhee
Partner with us
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Pt 4:10). As First Peter beautifully reminds us, everyone has something to give and to receive. We witness this each day at Catholic Charities when we receive the transformational gifts of love, gratitude and divine encounter that those we serve bestow upon us.
March 13, 2024
By Michelle Martin
How far would you go?
The other day, my husband asked me whether I would sit outside a grocery store and beg for money if it was the only way I could feed my children.
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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