We Celebrate the Servant King
This Sunday, November 22, we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. At the end of our liturgical year, we remind ourselves that Christ’s Kingdom is not governed by the same ideals as the...
Author: Josh McDonald
Saint Isidore the Farmer
May 15th is the Feast of St. Isidore the Farmer I’ve only in the last year or so become aware of Saint Isidore the Farmer (also known as Isidore the Laborer), and he is...
The Demands of Justice
The BBC is reporting that Italy’s highest court of appeals has ruled that stealing food in a situation of dire need is not a criminal act. The court, in its overturning the conviction of...
Art of Prayer
Pope Francis today began his Thursday morning Mass by offering a prayer for artists, saying that “through artists we understand beauty, and without beauty we cannot understand the Gospel.” He went on to say...
UBI, Caritas, et Amor
Pope Francis recently caused a stir among Catholic and some secular media, with a letter released on Easter Sunday. The Pope suggested that, in light of the current pandemic and social distancing requirements keeping...
Book Review — Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century by John Loughery and Blythe Randolph My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book, more than any other Dorothy Day biography I’ve read, gets at a...
US Bishops Support Migrant Workers
The USCCB has released a statement urging the protection of migrant workers through the current pandemic and economic trouble. “We urge our political leaders and policymakers to consider the realities and emerging, pressing needs...
Saint Joseph the Worker
May 1 is recognized around the world as International Workers Day, and in the Catholic Church as the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. In either case, it is a day to recognize and...
Sheltering the Homeless
Vermont is trying to figure out what to do with its homeless population after the pandemic, according to Seven Days reporter Kevin McCallum in an article appearing this week. During the “Stay Home Stay...
Keeping Our Workers Safe
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is calling on President Trump to take several specific health and safety measures in support of his recently signed executive order to keep the country’s meat processing plants in operation.
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