By Shelley Wolf Father Michael Whyte has stepped in as the new head of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford in the middle of a pandemic, but he is not discouraged by the challenge. Appointed to the role on June 15 as the new vicar for education, evangelization and catechesis, Father Whyte is happy [...]
By Jim Berlucchi As a manager, how can I recognize the good work of my employees in a non-financial way? Although doable, it’s challenging – a bit like inviting one for a swim in a shallow pool. But your generous intention – liberality – is the most important thing. Aristotle cites liberality as a powerful, [...]
By Douglas Culp Our God is a Trinitarian communion: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Wondrously, the Father created us to share in this eternal communion. We know this as the plan of salvation. Of course, it might be better termed the drama of salvation. The two paths In the story of the Garden of Eden, [...]
By Michelle DiFranco In our dining room hangs a framed print of Caravaggio’s “The Calling of St. Matthew,” which is a reliable conversation starter when we have guests over for dinner. Like clockwork, right about the time we are serving the soup course, my husband starts explaining the layers of symbolism in the painting: “... the source [...]
By Dr. Cathleen McGreal My daughter is bullying a friend online. What can I do as a parent to stop her? Most of us can remember childhood incidents that led us to feel isolated. At recess, my classmates and I occasionally would sing, “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I’ll go eat worms .…” [...]
By Nancy Rosebush Schertzing "My father grew up in a small South Carolina farming community – one traffic light and a Baptist church at its center. My grandfather was a deacon in that church, and every Sunday, Daddy, along with Grandma and his two sisters, would attend services and Sunday school as a family. After [...]
1854-1897 Father Augustus Tolton was the first black priest in the United States. Born in 1854 in Missouri, he was a former slave who was baptized as an infant and raised Catholic. After studying at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Father Tolton was ordained to the holy priesthood in the Basilica of St. John [...]
By Steve and Bridget Patton Since we can’t ask either of our parents to watch the kids in these times, we are trying to navigate child care together while both working full-time at home. How do we divide tasks such as schooling, and basic child care duties, while both of us are feeling pressure from [...]
By Dr. Cathleen McGreal My teenager won't do his chores. How do I make him? Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson noted that grade school children demonstrate a sense of industry, wanting to help out with tasks. They are eager to grab a snow shovel or mow the lawn! It takes a lot of patience when we have [...]