Three Choices I’m Making Right Now That Give Me Life
I haven’t made it to the stroke of midnight awake on New Year’s Eve for at least the past decade, and during my years working…
Catholic Social Teaching
Waste Not, Want Not: Catholic Social Teaching and Reducing Food Waste
“Pass those plates down to the food disposal,” Grandpa would inevitably boom at the end of each meal, scraping sandwich crusts and half-eaten bowls of…
Lessons From the Water Bucket: Learning About Strength and Struggle in Daily Work
The first time I hauled water, I stopped every 10 steps to catch my breath. I returned to the house with a pounding heart and…
Charity, Justice, and Mass Incarceration: How Visiting the Imprisoned Changed Me
Some things didn’t surprise me during my first visit to a state correctional facility in 2011. When I got involved with Partakers, a College Behind…
