Thomas Merton wrote: “Presumably everyone in the country wants peace in one way or other. But most Americans have prior commitments — or attachments — to other things which make peace impossible. Most people would rather […]
Presence with a Difference: Reflections on my mother and the Ascension of the Lord
Does the Lord’s Ascension have something to say to Mother’s Day? I meditated on this last week as I celebrated the first anniversary of my mother’s death on May 9. The Crucified and Risen King […]
Seeking Resurrection in Occupied Jerusalem
In light of the recent move of the US Embassy for Israel to Jerusalem, Ahern draws from his recent visit to the city to ask what Jerusalem should mean to US Catholics.
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Love in Deeds, Remaining, and Bearing Fruit
Given how quickly the lectionary moves away from post-Easter events, it is tempting to think we “run out” of stories of the risen Christ. Yet the Church is encouraging us to re-evaluate Jesus’s whole life […]
Theology and Scripture at Earth’s End
As we moved through Earth Day this past Sunday, I have found myself contemplating Earth’s death. I don’t mean the destruction of the planet itself (though that may come to pass at some point as […]
Protesting Death and Constructing a Counter-culture of Life
My mother is a fifth-grade educator, and recently on the phone, she told me about the lock down drill their district ran this week. In her small, rural, public school, my mom was instructed to […]
Ethicists Without Borders on the Crisis in Syria
Ethicists Without Borders on the Crisis in Syria April 17, 2018 The poison gas attack that killed and injured scores of people, including children, on April 7, 2018, in Douma, Syria, shocks our consciences. We […]
Third Sunday of Easter: A Ghost Does Not Have Flesh and Bones
I imagine it was quite the surprise for Cleopas and his unnamed companion. They had just hustled back from Emmaus to tell the other disciples about Jesus, who spoke with them on the way and […]
“Rejoice and Be Glad” : Some Initial Impressions
My personal call to sanctity does not usually involve getting up earlier than usual to read newly released Apostolic Exhortations, but in today’s newly released Gaudete et Exsultate, Pope Francis writes that the “holiness to […]
Imagining Faith: A Tribute to Dr. King
I have to go soon, I don’t have much time. This is my last class teaching at Notre Dame. Have I found the voice with which I sing? Have I found the voice with which […]
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