Classes start soon in new Boston College program for 1st-generation, low-income students
Messina College, a new two-year, associate’s degree program of Boston College, is designed for first-generation, low-income students. The new college’s dean says the effort “brings us back to our roots as an institution.”
In Ukraine, life during wartime takes a spiritual toll
Four of us went to Ukraine to bear witness to the suffering of the Ukrainian people and to listen to their voices regarding the war. Our focus was on the trauma of war and the mental health of the people.
Francis, the comic strip
Francis, the comic strip: “See everything, ignore a lot, change a little.”
Backwards and forwards
Some things change, some don’t, and it can be hard to know what to do about it. Wise sayings point in different directions: “[I] beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to […]
Day 128: Mighty Men of Valor (2024)
As we continue to read about how King David expands his kingdom, Fr. Mike points out the mighty men of valor, who were men of great courage, honor and excellence that fought in Israel’s battles. Today’s readings are 2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 13, and Psalm 31. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please […]
Francis Moves To CRUSH Rigid Priests Who Refuse To Follow Evil Orders
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Flirting with paganism at the 2024 Summer Olympics
It was a spectacle to behold: More than two dozen stunning young women, all wearing purple dresses ornamented by the same design as a Greek ionic column, that made the women appear almost to be floating on air. It took place in Olympia, Greece. It was a fitting location, as it was the ceremony in […]
Ten years later, LA’s Polish Catholics celebrate the saint who changed their lives
When the relic of St. Pope John Paul II touched his head, Andrew Lelonek felt like a new man. “I feel rejuvenated,” said a beaming Lelonek, a parishioner at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo. “I leave with hope for the things I pray for, hope for miraculous change.” The memorable moment came during a […]
Our Easter Joy Continues: A Scriptural Reflection
In her wisdom the Church has given us not just one great feast, or even one great octave of feasts, to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. Instead, we are invited to an entire fifty-day season of alleluias! One way we can help our human selves enter this joy of all joys is by meditating […]
Lessons from Literature: Freedom, Integrity, & Virtue in The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s best-known novel, and it must be placed very near the top of the canon of American literature, the list of works that any student of American culture ought to read. A masterpiece of the Romantic literary movement, it can be read as a historical-fictional account of the Puritan culture […]