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Wednesday January  12

Wednesday of 1st Week in Ordinary Time Hear God and Answer                 Introduction Today’s first reading tells us the beautiful story of Samuel’s vocation. He is the man attentive to the signs of God’s presence, hearing the inaudible, seeing the invisible, where others do not hear or see anything. He is in contact with God, […]

Guided by love

Personal setbacks transformed St. Ignatius’ life for good At a fork in the road, St. Ignatius stumbled into God’s grace. I first encountered St. Ignatius of Loyola when I was a boy. My grandmother had volunteered with Father Pedro Arrupe (one of the great Ignatian social activists), and although she was a Baptist, Arrupe’s spirituality […]

Our big family

To build back better, put families first Human life is not only sacred—it’s social. Joe Biden’s “build back better” legislative train stalled at the station in October. West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin joined the entire Republican caucus in rejecting a version of the president’s spending plan, sharply reduced from the $3.5 trillion he originally […]

From the ground up

A Jesuit’s legacy inspires a more just global community Jesuit Father Jacquineau Azétsop worked for greater participation in building systems of public health. As 2022 begins, despite strong desires to move on, the world still finds itself mired in pandemics. The fall semester was one of stark juxtaposition. On my campus, students and faculty found […]

Seen and heard

How to train up a child the Catholic way It’s time to reconsider obedience-based parenting for something more in line with Catholic values. I was 22 years old, wide eyed and earnest in the pew, when I first heard my pastor commission all the parents in the church to teach their children to obey “quickly, […]

Social work

Netflix’s ‘Maid’ shows the catastrophe of U.S. family policies The 10-episode miniseries highlights the need for public policy that supports families. Did you know that if you’re a poor and unemployed single mother, before you can get any financial assistance from the government you must have a job? On top of that, you can also […]

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