The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers is the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) principle I am focusing on this month.
Category: Columns
A Lenten family screen detox
You are a wonderful parent. You have done great things with your child. You are doing your best. Now that I’ve drawn you in, I can say this:
Reflections on my priestly retirement
At age 70, I felt it was time to retire. I moved to Madison for a few years where I helped out at different parishes.
Serving the poor is serving the Lord
Our Catholic Social Teaching principle “Option for the Poor and Vulnerable” references this Gospel passage. The principle states, “A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.”
The interrupted lives of the snowmen
Dear readers, I always enjoy the first snowfall of the season when I take my morning coffee into the living room, pull back the curtains, swivel the easy chair to face the picture window, and settle in to wait for the morning recess bell.
‘Be made clean’ of hidden attachments in the new year
“Okay, Mom, my room is done,” my young son told me after he’d spent an hour or two cleaning it.
Christ often calls us in silence
Great art is often conceived, nourished, and born in silence. In the silence of a mother’s womb, God knits and fashions the exquisite limbs of a baby who mirrors his or her creator in unique ways.
Celebrating Christmas
It is almost Christmas, and a child is about to be born to us. The Child will be the Son of Mary and the Son of God. He will be named Jesus and will be the gift of a loving Father offered to us on the first Christmas.
Rights, responsibilities, and dignity for all
Is it possible to have rights for all and to have responsibilities connected to these rights in order to ensure that these rights for everyone are possible?
Mary inspires us to live a fruitful advent
The word Advent comes from the Latin word Adventus, which means “coming, “arrival,” or “visit.”