The Christmas Season continues for many this Sunday with the Feast of the Epiphany. This feast celebrates the revelation in Matthew’s Gospel of the adoration of the magi. This account offers an important but often […]
“Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the […]
As an environmental regulator I take climate change for granted—not with the fervor of an Al Gore or the more radical elements that took part in Sunday’s global climate marches. I’d like to think I […]
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live …” — Deuteronomy […]
“Six priests walking into a bar…” could open a joke. But on a Friday night in May, a Dominican and five diocesan priests walked into a Dave and Busters in Providence Place Mall to share […]
I came home from a sobering conference on climate adaptation and read the National Catholic Reporter’s May 20th editorial “Climate change is church’s No. 1 pro-life issue.” While I am about to present a few […]
It’s a pity that the mainstream media offered so much attention to Tuesday’s White House announcement of the National Climate Assessment and largely ignored a more robust conference on human sustainability at the Vatican. Only […]
It’s a joy to happen upon an old friend, to again hear his style of speaking and his way of engaging the world. When the old friend is Benedict XVI, however, things quickly move beyond […]
Many of us in clean water professions wish more people talked about what we do. If bishops and pontiffs take clean water seriously, shouldn’t everyone? After all, clean water—and plenty of it—is essential for human […]
Nearly two weeks ago, as the United States approached the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Pope Francis presented the concerns of the Church to the Vatican diplomatic corps. His statements about abortion were some […]
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