From one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time.

The things that made me what I am

In most monasteries, as in most marriages, we celebrate our silver and golden anniversaries of final profession.

The things that made me what I am

In most monasteries, as in most marriages, we celebrate our silver and golden anniversaries of final profession.

A woman to be reckoned with

As a Sufi story teaches, "There are those in winter who, calling themselves religious, say, 'I shall not wear warm clothes.

A woman to be reckoned with

As a Sufi story teaches, "There are those in winter who, calling themselves religious, say, 'I shall not wear warm clothes.

From Where I Stand: Remembering Tom Gumbleton

One thing I know: The words I will write here are either both too late — or will be forever alive.

From Where I Stand: Remembering Tom Gumbleton

One thing I know: The words I will write here are either both too late — or will be forever alive.

What You Pay Attention to in Life

Every afternoon, as I sit in my upstairs office, I hear the old monastery bells begin to ring in the once Benedictine church that then adjoined this inner-city monastery.

What You Pay Attention to in Life

Every afternoon, as I sit in my upstairs office, I hear the old monastery bells begin to ring in the once Benedictine church that then adjoined this inner-city monastery.

A Model of Courage

"Happy are those who find their pleasure in the Law of God and meditate on it day and night," Psalm 1 teaches us.

A Model of Courage

"Happy are those who find their pleasure in the Law of God and meditate on it day and night," Psalm 1 teaches us.

New Life, Stronger Than Before

“The tomb was empty,” the Scriptures say, metaphorically perhaps but pointedly, nevertheless.

New Life, Stronger Than Before

“The tomb was empty,” the Scriptures say, metaphorically perhaps but pointedly, nevertheless.