Pope Francis, portrait by Brother Patrick, F.S.C. Pope Francis has issued the third encyclical of his pontificate, the second of… Read more Pope Francis on COVID & Politics
Category: Church and World
Lasallian Education Overcoming Structural Racism
by Brother David Caretti, F.S.C., Ed.D. As a Lasallian Family, responding to the situations that exist both in our country… Read more Lasallian Education Overcoming Structural Racism
John Lewis in the Footsteps: ‘Good Trouble’ & Non-Violence
“Justice and peace will kiss,” psalm 85:11 Saint Clare Today is the memorial of Saint Clare of Assisi, the first… Read more John Lewis in the Footsteps: ‘Good Trouble’ & Non-Violence
Speaking Truth to Power: The Witness of Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, F.S.C.
At Tarragona in Spain, saint Jaime Hilario (Manuel) Barbal Cosán, religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, martyr, who,… Read more Speaking Truth to Power: The Witness of Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, F.S.C.
Indigenous Holiness
“O God, who desired the Virgin Saint Kateri Tekakwitha to flower among Native Americans in a life of innocence, grant,… Read more Indigenous Holiness
Saint John Henry Newman – Man and Portrait
By Professor Edward Porcella, Saint Mary’s College In the little guide book distributed at his canonization in Rome… Read more Saint John Henry Newman – Man and Portrait
Cardinal Newman Canonization
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was a British churchman who entered the Roman Catholic Church at age 44, served as Rector… Read more Cardinal Newman Canonization
Transgender Faithful
“When a church is trans-affirming, transgender Christians can show up as themselves, unapologetically” [1] The mission of the Catholic Church… Read more Transgender Faithful
Suffer the Children
Jesus, in the Gospel of Mark, exhorts his hearers to welcome children in his name: “Taking a child he placed… Read more Suffer the Children
A Response to the Clerical Abuse of Children
Professor Anne Carpenter of the Theology and Religious Studies Department at Saint Mary’s College responds to the news from Pennsylvania… Read more A Response to the Clerical Abuse of Children
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