UPON THIS ROCK Neighborhood Justice I met George O’Laughlin in the early 1990s when I was assigned to my first pastorate; it was in the inner city. He was the first person I knew who was a member of two Catholic parishes at the same time: one in the suburban...
Mostly Catholic In an interview with Mr. Alvin Brooks, namesake of the Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice at Rockhurst University, I praised him for his leadership role and servanthood within the Catholic Church. He clarified that he is “mostly Catholic.” Over...
Magis On the Rockhurst University campus, there is a building which everyone refers to as The MAC (Magis Activity Center). Most of its space is dedicated to equipment for training, shaping, and strengthening bodies’ physical well-being. “Magis” is an unusual word. ...
Judgment or Condemnation? A decade ago, at World Youth Day, Pope Francis spoke about God’s role as our judge: “God judges us by loving us. If I embrace his love then I am saved; if I refuse it, then I am condemned—not by him but my own self. That is because God...
