I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream

This post was originally published on this siteOn this day, sixty-two years ago, people on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. watched Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. A dream “that one day right down in Alabama little black boys...
We Are Pilgrims!

We Are Pilgrims!

This post was originally published on this site2025 Summer Reading RecommendationsNo Abiding City (republished by Cluny Media as part one of Returning to the Lord) by Bede Jarrett, O.P. Why is life so difficult? We pray, plan, hope, and work hard, but we still find...
Why Am I This WAY?

Why Am I This WAY?

This post was originally published on this siteTwo truths of the Christian life: First, self-reflection is a healthy practice. Second, self-reflection is a frustrating practice. Whether it’s on a retreat, or just a daily examination of conscience, we often ask...
Consecrated to the Holy Fire

Consecrated to the Holy Fire

This post was originally published on this site2025 Summer Watching Recommendations: All or Nothing: Sr. Clare Crockett by HM Television When a woman makes religious vows, she places her life upon the altar of the cross and is slowly consumed by God’s all-holy fire....
At the Twilight of Civilization

At the Twilight of Civilization

This post was originally published on this site2025 Summer Reading RecommendationsOn the Dignity of Society by F. Russell Hittinger Is the history of philosophy full of philosophers rejecting past philosophers? Broadly, this may be true, but critical theorists of the...
High Summer

High Summer

This post was originally published on this siteIn early August, the trees still sway in the wind. Flowers still bloom. The season is ripe. And yet, early August can get hot. Really hot. There’s a saying that you can’t give what you don’t have. The heat certainly...