Formation

The Student is the Teacher’s Masterpiece: St. Albert the Great and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Teachers can’t expect to have a student as exceptional as St. Thomas Aquinas, but both Albertus Magnus and Mother Seton understood that every teacher can create “masterpieces” by forming students in Christ’s image.

“Practicing” The Faith (Malachi 3:19-20)

As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.

How Does House-lessness Differ From Home-lessness?

I wondered what “wandering art gallery eyes” might mean; I often find intriguing insights in the French Catholic periodical La Croix.

Outcasts Who Enter the Kingdom Before Us

Jesus does not turn down the outcasts that come to him, but welcomes them.  He promises to give them God’s kingdom. We celebrate the solemn feast of Jesus Christ, King of the universe.  And the Church sends us back to the place called “The Skull.”  There, they crucify...
Defender, One in Three, of the Helpless

Defender, One in Three, of the Helpless

Just like his Father, Jesus gives justice to those in need and defends the rights of the poor. Still and all, he gets them another Defender. Jesus lifts up his own. They are sad as he says goodbye. And they have the hunch that woe is coming. Is it time to strike the...