The Road To Here
I remember my first post-college work experience, which took me from my hometown in rural Pennsylvania to Jackson, Mississippi. I was a full-time volunteer in…
spiritual seekers
The Patron Saint of Spiritual Seekers
Isaac Thomas Hecker died on December 22, 1888, at the Paulist House on 59th Street in Manhattan. As the following biography of Hecker illustrates, being…
A Little Bit Married Sparks Discussion
Two weeks ago I wrote a column based on the book A Little Bit Married, a guide for couples in long-term relationships. In it, I…
Finding God in All Things
If you were able to conduct a free association exercise among Catholics, the term “Jesuit” would most likely evoke responses like “educators,” “intelligent,” “worldly” and…