Columns
Climate change and the stewardship of creation
As Director of Development for the Diocese of Superior, I am annually responsible for overseeing our special collections.
A message about immigration policies
It is with concern for our shared understanding of human dignity that I write to you.
If you are handling firewood, wear gloves
Let me just begin by explaining that we have an outdoor, wood-burning furnace on our hobby farm.
Jubilee 2025: New Year’s resolutions and resources
Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude Jan. 6, 2026, when that door of the Vatican basilica is closed.
This Christmas, bask in the glow of the Real Presence
Christmas message from Bishop James. P. Powers
Prison Mass ‘most beautiful’ for Catholic singer
When Sarah Hart was writing original songs for her new Advent and Christmas album “All the Earth Alive Rejoicing,” she was struck by how complicated Mary and Joseph’s situation must have been in light of Mary’s pregnancy and the scandal it would cause.
Christmas and a tale of two memoirs
On a cold December night, the kids and I snuggled into pillows and blankets to watch “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” my all-time favorite version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Advent and the paradox of Ordinary Time
Every year, as Advent and Christmas approach, I seem to have the same conversation with one of my students.
On Advent, beauty and the Catholic Imagination
Advent has come quickly this year, riding the tails of Thanksgiving. After a busy week with the kids home from school, deer rifle season and resting up, it wasn’t until late in the evening that we talked with the kids about it being Advent and what that means.