In order that he shall find God, the Christian is placed on the streets of the world, sent to the manacled and poor brethren, to all who suffer, hunger and thirst; to all who are naked, sick, and in prison. From henceforth this is his place; he must identify with them all… for it is… continue reading

On July 31, Pope Leo XIV announced that John Henry Newman (1801-1890), known more familiarly as Cardinal Newman, is to be declared a Doctor of the Church, and this officially happened at the Vatican on November 1, 2025. This is a much rarer event in Christianity than having canonizations. It refers to a recognition of… continue reading

I was reading a commentary on the Gospel according to St. Luke at the time when an event that surprised the world took place. It was unexpected that a missionary to the poor of Latin America, a priest, then bishop, then cardinal, who had reached out to the marginalized, to refugees for years, could become… continue reading

“Good and evil are not, after all, two equal and opposing forces” (Sergei Bulgakov) Someone recently asked us if we were going to write about politicians, oligarchs, and technology czars, about their speeches and policies that hurt many. Hundreds of people, however, are already writing about that. We are trying to look more deeply at… continue reading

UPDATE: We mourn the passing of Pope Francis. Praying to the Holy Spirit for the selection of a good man at the  conclave.   As we write, Pope Francis is very ill in the hospital with double pneumonia. The world is praying for him. We recall that on March 13, 2013, when the white smoke… continue reading

When I became a Catholic many years ago, somehow I got the idea that earthly concerns were not very important in the light of eternity. My instruction in the faith did not teach that, but the very idea of the transcendent reality of God and life someday in the beatific vision led my mind to… continue reading

When I arrived at the University of Notre Dame to begin my Ph.D. in Theology, the very first course I took was with the Peruvian father of liberation theology Gustavo Gutiérrez. I knew him by reputation since I had read his groundbreaking first book, A Theology of Liberation, and I was very excited to meet… continue reading