Focus

Searching for the right fuel

Aug 07, 2014

Sometimes everything can seem right on the surface while, deep down, nothing is right at all. We see this, for example, in the famous parable in the gospels about the Prodigal Son and his Older Brother.
Churches must take a share of the blame for World War 1

Aug 07, 2014

Church services are being held all over Europe to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War.
Suicide – Reclaiming the Memory of our Loved One

Jul 31, 2014

Each year I write a column on suicide. Mostly I say the same thing over and over again, simply because it needs to be said.
Food For Thought

Jul 24, 2014

Like Europe, the United States has a difficult time dealing with the complexity of immigration, at the government level as well as private citizens who come into contact with people fleeing harsh economic situations, wars or famine.
What we can learn from our biblical ancestors as migrants

Jul 24, 2014

The first three definitions my dictionary lists to describe an immigrant are: foreigner, outsider, alien.
Our duty to welcome the stranger among us

Jul 24, 2014

The first time Pope Francis travelled outside of Rome during his papacy, he visited the island of Lampedusa.
Finding a musical identity in our liturgy for the English-speaking community

Jul 24, 2014

Our churches are currently going through a rather confusing stage regarding music in our liturgy.
A visit from the goddess of night

Jul 24, 2014

There are few more insightful studies into the spirituality of aging than the late James Hillman’s book, The Force of Character.
Food For Thought

Jul 17, 2014

Jesus died because he was faithful to the mission of proclaiming the kingdom.
Is death willed by God? No, but our faithfulness is willed

Jul 17, 2014

We ask the question about many different people. “Why did he or she have to die?” The question grips our hearts especially when the person who died was young or a great leader or a good person.