The Wild Reed

Catholic theologian James Alison (pictured at right at St. John’s Abbey , Collegeville, MN, in July 2008 ) has recently posted on his webs...

. While some see the situation at the parish of St. Stephen’s in South Minneapolis as a crisis, others see it as an opportunity to embody ...

Today being St. Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share the following video from the Courage Campaign . This video was made in response to e...

In Australia today, my niece Sami celebrates her 13th birthday. Happy Birthday, Sami! The photos of Sami that accompany this post were taken...

In the aftermath of the devastating destruction and terrible loss of life from last week’s bushfires in Australia, an image showing a fir...

Over at the Progressive Catholic Voice , my friend Rick is doing a stellar job at posting a daily compilation of news & views briefings...

In light of the discussion on purgatory and the afterlife prompted by this recent post , here’s an interesting short film (in two parts) en...

. A recent editorial in the Spectrum , a student publication of the University of Buffalo, looks at the Vatican’s efforts to bring back pl...

I recently received an e-mail message from a young gay Catholic man named Phillip (pictured at right). It was a message that I found very he...

. Hans Küng reflects on what would happen if the Pope were to act in the spirit of Obama Joseph O’Leary has posted an article by renowned ...

Part 4 of In the Footsteps of Spring , an exploration of the coming out process as a spiritual journey. In the previous installment of this ...