All that I am desires union with I AM

The idea of union with God is, for most people, alternately attractive and terrifying.

Brian Pusateri: It’s time for us to move

Moving is never easy. It can disrupt our routines, pull us away from friends, and fill us with uncertainty. Yet sometimes we know deep down that we’re being called to move.

John Allen Jr.: In defense of Christian missionary efforts

Of all the challenges facing Christian evangelists today, one of the most pernicious concerns yesterday. It’s the charge that Christian evangelism over the centuries has been a destructive force, aligned with European colonialism and bent on the exploitation and, ultimately, the destruction of Indigenous cultures.

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Seek a new heart this Lent

I know it’s part of getting older, but when my husband was told to go to the ER because a clinical trial EKG had revealed an irregular heartbeat, I was startled almost into one of my own.

Jason Adkins: Online sports gambling harms the poor, doesn’t deserve Catholic support

Gambling seems to be everywhere, especially when watching or listening to sports – both collegiate and professional. In fact, during this March Madness season, nearly 68 million Americans are expected to wager over $15 billion on the NCAA basketball tournament.

Chad Engelland: What’s lost if machines create and we only consume?

Modern machines are amazing, complex, intricate. There is not a task that they cannot do and do better than a human laborer. No longer do people have to spend hours over the washboard or churning butter or grinding grain; no longer do people have to spend hours in the fields or fashioning things. Instead, all we need to do is run our machines and call someone if they happen to break down.

Effie Caldarola: A random guy walks into a bar …

So, a random guy walks into a bar. No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke. For me, it’s a Lenten meditation.

Brian Pusateri: Jesus wants to pull us from the muddy pit

Life has a way of pulling us into the mud. At one time or another, every person finds themselves sinking into a pit – sometimes of their own making, sometimes through no fault of their own. It could be the weight of addiction, the burden of guilt, the exhaustion of trying to measure up, or the deep sorrow of broken relationships.