Perspective
An American Pope?
By Marcel LeJeune “While we live, we will never see an American Pope!” I was wrong and am happy to admit it. Let me jump right into the deep end […]
By Marcel LeJeune “While we live, we will never see an American Pope!” I was wrong and am happy to admit it. Let me jump right into the deep end […]
By Cecilia Cicone The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as […]
I was recently invited to speak to sixth- and seventh-grade students at a local Catholic school about the charism of zeal and how it has played a role in my […]
Fifth Sunday of Easter Once again in this Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading for the Mass. It reports some of the missionary activities of […]
The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn’t take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all […]
In his homily given the morning after his election, Pope Leo XIV voiced a thought that has captivated my own reflection in light of the Easter season. He said: “Today, […]
How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, “It will never be an American!” I was one of those, and […]
Fourth Sunday of Easter The Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading. It gives a glimpse into the modus vivendi (“way of living”) of St. Paul as he moved […]
(OSV News) – “The people stood by and watched.” This simple line in Luke’s Passion narrative (Lk 23:35) struck me with unusual force during Holy Week. Under Roman governance, executions […]
(OSV News) – Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s […]
(OSV News) – A favorite quote of mine comes from Fred Rogers, the children’s television personality. He shared how his mom would comfort him when he was a frightened child. […]
Third Sunday of Easter Again this weekend, the Church presents as its first reading for liturgy in Eastertime a passage from the Acts of the Apostles. The mere construction of […]