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Feature
Help! This economy is stressing me out!
Kick anxiety to the curb with these 6 great tips for coping with bad times
By: Gregory K. Popcak, Ph.D.
George’s company was facing layoffs. Every day, he came into work to find that yet another colleag...
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Family
What should we tell the kids?
Help your children manage their stress more effectively in these tough times
By:
Two of the biggest lies parents tell themselves are “kids are oblivious” and “kids are resilie...
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Friendship
Ten ways to survive the economy
From what to do about depleted 401(K)s to how to eliminate debt, here’s what you need to know
By: Chuck Maher, CFP®
At Mass not long ago, I was struck by a reading from the Book of Job. The haunting words just seemed...
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Faith
Five keys to a better prayer life
How to set a firm foundation for a deeper relationship with God
By: Sister Melannie Svoboda
On his way out to recess one day, 9-year-old Bobby said to his teacher, “Sister Michelle, could yo...
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Malden dead on model priest's anniversary
Actor Karl Malden, who played Fr Pete Barry in the Marlon Brandon classic "On the Waterfront", died yesterday aged 97 exactly 25 years after the death of Jesuit labor priest on whom his character was based, Fr John Corridan, a Jesuit who graduated from Regis High School in New York in 1928.
Corridan became known throughout the Port of New York as the "Waterfront Priest." He wrote fiery articles for America and other publications condemning the "shape-up" system of waterfront hiring, testified before congressional committees investigating union corruption, and appeared in televised debates. He also provided "Waterfront" filmmakers with his speeches and writings on waterfront conditions, including the famous "Christ is on the waterfront" speech he had first presented at a Jersey City chapter of the Knights of Columbus in 1948. In "On the Waterfront", Malden's character provides a stirring rendition of the speech over the body of a slain longshoreman. Kazan and Schulberg refused repeated demands by the producers to shorten the scene, which is the moral core of the film since it persuades longshoreman Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) to follow his conscience and testify against waterfront criminals.
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Friday, July 3
Feast of St. Thomas
When Christ says, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48), He is talking not about the perfection of a student who always gets the highest test scores or a child who manages not to step on any of the sidewalk’s cracks, but of being whole, being in a state of communion, participating in God’s love.
Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness, by JIM FOREST
American writer, present day
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A Visit to the Virgin Mary's House
Click here to read our web-exclusive article and see photos
of the house in Ephesus where it is believed the Virgin Mary
spent her final days.
You can read more about the city of Ephesus, located near Nightingale Mountain, in the June issue of Catholic Digest ("St. Paul Versus the Goddess"). To see photos from Ephesus, click here.
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Stephen McEveety, film producer, talks about faith, film, and fatherhood
