Earlier this year, I participated in my first-ever triathlon. My weakest event was the swim, so I spent a lot of time in the pool leading up to the race. Like many, I learned enough as a child to get by without drowning, but my technique more or less stayed
The moments of happiness—not the sense of well-being,Fruition, fulfilment, security or affection,Or even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination—We had the experience but missed the meaning,And approach to the meaning restores the experienceIn a different form . . .—T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets A few years ago, I
Maurine How can Lehi who has suffered so much in the wilderness journey, including the murderous rejection of his own sons, Laman and Lemuel, possibly write that man is that he might have joy? Does he know something that we sometimes forget? We’ll find out as we study together. Scot
Over the past few years, universities across the country have been grappling with questions about how to make their institutions more friendly to students with families. Conversations revolve around family leave, expanding the number of on-campus childcare options, increasing the number of changing tables in bathrooms, etc. Angela Franks published
By Thomas Lambrecht “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). This verse is sometimes called the “theme verse” of the Gospel of Mark. It encapsulates in one sentence what Jesus’
Cover image: “That Which Was Lost,” by Yongsung Kim, https://havenlight.com/ Do we live as though we have a powerful Savior standing next to us, fighting our battles and filling us daily with His light and joy? Or do we have to wait until His second coming for that? What?
The fullness toward which every human life tends is not in contradiction with a condition of sickness and suffering . . . the call to human fulfillment does not exclude those who suffer. —Pope Francis, “Messaggio ai Assemblea Generale della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita” Human beings would have been
A central part of my vocation as a Catholic moral theologian is thinking about and making the case for a Consistent Life Ethic (CLE). From Cardinal Bernardin to St. John Paul II to Pope Francis, we are taught from within this tradition that our defense and support of life must