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August 2021

August 04, 2021

Pastoral Zeal as Priestly Identity

By Father Lazar Arasu SDB The concept of priest is easily understood in relation to...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

Has Pope Francis Betrayed His Supporters By Failing to Enact Reform?

by guest writer William M. Shea This is a follow up to a...

May 10, 2020

Is Pope Francis Blocking Women’s Progress In the Church?

by guest writer William M. Shea Christopher Lamb, in an interview by Charles Collins [Crux...

March 2019

March 03, 2019

St. Katharine Drexel’s Life Teaches Us That Philanthropy is a Sacred Call

by guest writer Elizabeth Zeigler Today, on her feast day, I revel in a...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

On Virtuous Leadership: A Q&A with University of Mary’s Monsignor Shea

What is virtuous leadership? At the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND, leadership is about...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

“Sister Act” Remake? Tell Us About REAL Black Sisters!

by Shannen Dee Williams, PhD. When news of Disney’s plan to reboot its wildly successful...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

Sant’Egidio, Amsterdam: The Promise of Possibilities

First in a series of looks at the works of the Community of Sant'Egidio, in...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Dear U.S. Catholic Theologians: Lives of Black Women & Girls Always Matter

by Shannen Dee Williams, PhD On Monday, December 8, 2014, a small group of U.S....

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Sister Juliet: Love Amidst the Clutter

By Rev. Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington This past Wednesday I buried a friend. Actually, she...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Grandparenting: A Vocation of Gentle Catechesis

by Colette M. Liddy When my mother passed away, my brother John found a list...

October 07, 2014

Paul VI: Weary Prophet Gets His (Over)Due Notice

by Russell Shaw When Pope Francis on October 19 formally declares Pope Paul VI “Blessed,”...

October 02, 2014

Sure We Need Nuns, but Not My Daughter!

by Matt Wenke If other men's daughters expressed an interest in the convent or the...