Our Comforting Presence
While death is a subject we don’t like to think about, we often make an effort to attend funerals with our bodies, as our physical presence comforts those mourning the dead.
While death is a subject we don’t like to think about, we often make an effort to attend funerals with our bodies, as our physical presence comforts those mourning the dead.
What do you wear to Church? What about to work? To bed? Or the pool? Would you wear the same thing in all of these different settings? Of course not! Wearing a suit in the pool would make it hard to swim and wearing a swimsuit to work would probably get you fired. The fact…
Pope John Paul II reflected on solitude, drawing parallels between Adam’s loneliness and his own experiences during Nazi occupation. He emphasized that, while facing despair, turning to God and self-giving leads to deeper companionship and purpose.
At precisely a time when issues have arisen that we don’t quite know how to answer, Pope Francis has given us the new encyclical Laudato Sí. Providence couldn’t be any more pointed if there had been a divine Post-It note slapped on the front of it. Disregard for the integrity of the human body? The…