I sit with Brother Martin Gonzales, over sixty years a monk and reflecting on the nearness of life’s end. We are at Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey on a day when the perfume of magnolias ...
The small marble table from a Roman-era home was adorned with carved acanthus leaves and the body of Dionysus. When I saw it in the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, I broke down crying, ...
Xulon Press presents a thought-provoking devotional, a fascinating perspective with relatable content that will be appreciated by Christians of all ages. Faith in Focus - Devotions through the Lens of ...
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy and scholars tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click ...
Like most Americans, I was taught in grade school that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 to commemorate the pilgrims' abundant first harvest. Later I would learn that the pilgrims never ...
It’s almost a job requirement for poets: accept the fact of being far removed from mainstream artistic culture. We poets are happy—ecstatic, really—to cultivate a few hundred thoughtful readers, and ...
The Republican National Convention has been replete with religious symbolism and talk about God. Some quote scripture; others petition God to bless America. Vendors are hawking "God Bless the U.S.A." ...
We have to learn how to see God everywhere. This, of course, will require some assiduous training and discipline, but we have our whole life to achieve it, and to be sure, whatever effort and ...
There are many Catholic outreaches and apostolates with positions, but I am going to take a different angle in answering your question. You presented your dilemma as though being in a secular company ...