by Mike Clark In providing services and programs to assist those in poverty, there are several basic questions we need to ask ourselves to determine whether or not what we are doing is making a difference. Namely: How much did we do? How well did we do it? Is anyone...
Tweetable. It means that the things you say can capture the imagination in 140 characters or less! Certainly, Pope Francis qualifies. MillenialJournal, which characterizes itself as “young Catholics — ancient faith — new century,” has published...
Jesus does not condemn us sinners; he invites us to renewal. Although without sin, despite his being like us, Jesus refuses to condemn the woman caught “in the very act of committing adultery.” No doubt, those who brought her want to affirm their strict adherence to...
In her latest reflection for the NCR series Global Sisters Report “Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul” Janet Gildea SC connects the dots between her remission from cancer and the parable of the power of the Pope’s visit to heal the suffering...
A few months ago, I went to visit a friend, an elderly Daughter of Charity. She has retired from all service activity, not because she is already in her eighties, but…because of her illnesses. If it were up to her, she would continue to do something, however...