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Practical solutions to complex social problems are not simple or obvious, and people of good will may disagree, yet searching for the best answers can still be done with respect, civility, common courtesy and sincere prayer.

Jesus’ entire existence was Eucharistic. If we are going to live as his disciples and respond wholeheartedly to the gift of his grace, our lives need to be marked by a Eucharistic dynamic.

The politicization of migration policy along party lines has led to a complete breakdown in the legislative process. The bipartisan effort of the past several months seems to have ended.

The Gospels are full of the marvelous deeds of Jesus, including how Jonah became a sign to the city of Nineveh. During our 40 days, may we seek to see how God sends us out, like Jonah, to be a sign of Christ’s limitless mercy.

Full and active participation in the liturgy means not just silent respect but singing, too. The cantor or choir are meant to be the leaders we follow, not the soloists we watch. We are not spectators but participants in these sacred mysteries.

Questions lingered in the mind of this father as he learned of his wif’es pregnancy. Was I too old at 50 to be the father of a sixth child? How would we pay for the countless expenses that would go into raising an even larger family?

“Pentimento” is an art term used to describe traces of a previous work, an artist’s change of mind, but perhaps it can also describe a person’s tough exterior or recent departure from faith.

Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey is sought out as an expert in what it means to answer Jesus’ call as a disciple and to be sent forth as an apostle.