The more we come to know Christ, the more we recognize that all we are, all we have and all we will be is purely a gift from God. Our response to this generosity, as we follow in Christ’s footsteps, is to give freely and generously to others.
How can we respond to the Gospel call to serve our neighbor?
Deacon Tom Cornell, longtime Catholic peacemaker and activist, dies at 88
Deacon Tom Cornell, a co-founder of Pax Christi USA as well as the Catholic Peace Fellowship and a decadeslong associate of Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day, died Aug. 1.
Texas village puts an exclamation point on its effort to end homelessness
Nobody ever thought that doing the good deed of feeding some homeless people in the Texas capital of Austin would spawn a neighborhood where the homeless are homeless no longer.
Pope proposes care for creation as a new work of mercy
The pope reflected on the need for an integral ecology in Christian life in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1.
A ministry of listening
Having experienced spiritual direction — a practice that exemplifies the spiritual work of mercy, “counseling the doubtful” — Dawn Carrillo found herself intrigued with the idea of becoming a spiritual director herself.
A Dress for an Angel
Seamstresses hope their work offers comfort to grieving families As a child, Sarah Zeroth often played with the colorful fabric scraps of her grandma’s latest sewing […]