Columnists
Helping our neighbors row the boat
My first childhood crush was Charlie Levy. He lived on our crowded Queens, New York, block. I recall being a little concerned that, though I had turned 6 he was still 5. The fact that […]
Opinion
Columnists
Faith frees us: a meditation on death
My religious community has long had the custom of having the sisters make a monthly day of recollection — sometimes in local groups, sometimes individually. As our “holy rule” prescribes, we sisters are to pray […]
Movie Reviews
The Father
NEW YORK—“The Father” (Sony Classics) has nothing new to say about the challenges of dementia. Yet, in adapting his play with co-screenwriter Christopher Hampton, director Florian Zeller does succeed in presenting the difficulties resulting from […]
Columnists
Life or death for the capital criminal?
On Tuesday, February 16, the monthly Magnificat magazine featured a message of encouragement and counsel sent to a young man who was about to be ordained a priest. The message mentions to the upcoming-priest that, while […]
Columnists
Building bridges across religion and race
These days any event that brings people together without risking a flurry of COVID-19 diagnoses is most welcome. Interfaith Harmony Month, celebrated in January in South Carolina, was one such event. Now, in February, Black […]
Columnists
Lights on the National Mall and a searing call for life
A sobering and searing moment in the lead-up to the inauguration on Jan. 20 was the display of 400 columns of light around the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. Another such moment was the new […]
Movie Reviews
Columnists
Praying for an authentic resurgence to true religion
Every professed atheist knows the philosophical adage by heart, “religion is the opium of the masses.” It was opined by German philosopher Karl Marx, author of “The Communist Manifesto,” whose hostility toward religion has been […]
Columnists
Dr. King, Epiphany events, and the call to peace
Every state in the Union and 100 nations: that’s what the registrar’s office told us made up our student body. I was working on a doctorate in theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and teaching […]
Columnists
Among many faiths, for a better 2021
Three weeks ahead of schedule, Bishop Craig Dixon of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints presented two ministers, our local rabbi, and me with a rosca. We were at a celebration […]