These vulnerable men, women, and children - like Abram in today's first reading - left behind their homeland and came to these shores in hope of a better life.Read More
You’re green and sweet and such a dreamFar, far exceeding plain ice cream.With minty sweetness in each sip,You bring sheer joy to every lip.With whipped cream top—green sprinkles, too—You are, indeed, a stunning brew.Your green cascades from dark to light,Within the see-through cup so tight.From whence could come such dazzlingRead More
When I was watching the footage of the BBC interview with Professor Robert Kelly, and his daughter came dancing into the room—followed by her baby brother in a walker—I couldn’t help but laugh. But I wasn’t laughing at his predicament, or his wife’s, as she swoops in to scoop upRead More
To love is to will the good of the other as other. It is to break out of the black hole of one’s own self-regard and truly desire what is best for another.Read More
Shortages of priests and rumors about possible female deacons were among the highlights of Pope Francis’ exclusive interview with Germany’s Die Zeit magazine.Read More
Pope Francis has appointed Father Roy Edward Campbell Jr., who is pastor of St. Joseph Church in Largo, Maryland, as an auxiliary bishop of Washington.Read More