What "I am a sinner" tells us about who Pope Francis is.

My grandfather never knew if the aid packages he sent back to Russia reached his brothers.  He died in Kansas, never seeing any of them again.

The parables of Jesus are meant to pounce, at least if we’ve truly heard them.  They’re a bit like playing with a kitten, one that surprises us with an unexpected swipe.  Each parable imparts a deeply personal lessen, but only if we enter the play.

Adoption is sacramental, revealing to humanity the possibility of divine love.

When the present doesn’t demand our full attention, don’t we typically use the time to fret and to frame the future?

According to an August 15 2013 ldquo Field Notes rdquo feature in The New York Times ldquo Before Saying lsquo I Do rsquo Define Just What You Mean rdquo many brides and grooms are resurrecting a 1960s and 70s tradition nbsp They are again nbsp ldquo choosing to say vows they have writ