
Evaluating the Past Year: The Bad News & The Good
Looking toward a New Year is often a time for evaluating the year we have just undergone. From the point of view of a new
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Looking toward a New Year is often a time for evaluating the year we have just undergone. From the point of view of a new

There is much to ponder over the election results on Tuesday. Even Republicans are showing concern. Texan Senator Ted Cruz called it “a disaster” and

In yesterday’s DM honoring Labor Day, I pointed out the heroism of those who are standing up in their places of work to speak truth

Meditating upon prayer and the four paths, I realize that in our historical moment it is especially the via negativa that must be made present

In this DM, I wish to talk about Joy. Why talk about Joy? Because joy is why we are here—at least in St. Thomas Aquinas’s

I want to bring attention to the readers of these Daily Meditations that a tragedy has befallen my friend, and a friend of many of

I lived in the United States for about 20 years. On my encounter with America I did not realize immediately how deep is the intertwining

Working on Merton and the four paths of Creation Spirituality during the whole week, I realized in a new way how accomplished he was. While

Stories about people who acted for the good of the whole in peculiarly difficult circumstances, even to the extreme sacrifice, are important for us. They

Yesterday marked a positive moment for rescuing American democracy from the cynicism and greed of the richest man in the world and the wannabe-dictator who
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