Q: Why do we have incense at Mass? Sometimes it makes it really hard to breathe. (Charleston, SC) A: Incense can be used for solemn occasions but it should be used with prudence and temperance. […]
Travelocity.com likes me. That seems to be true even though I have used it only on those rare occasions when I needed an inexpensive flight to a meeting. At least once a day I face […]
Q: Does turning the other cheek mean I have to be nice to relatives who have been purposefully cruel or ugly to people I care about? That feels false, particularly when someone has been repeatedly […]
In the late 1990s, when I was living in a seminary faculty residence, I was jarred by a news item about something discovered in the northwest Detroit suburbs very near our campus. Two teenagers who […]
The summer before I officially entered my religious community, I asked if there might be a summer job available with the sisters. Religious communities like to make sure that their sisters (in training and otherwise) […]
Editor’s note: This week The Miscellany introduces a new question-and-answer column written by Father Jeffrey Kirby of the Diocese of Charleston. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a […]
Waitressing was my primary source of income in college. Anyone who has taken an order, cleared a plate or rolled silverware for a job can attest that it is not easy work. Running drinks, serving […]
If asked, most Christians would say we love God before everything else. But if we claim God is our first priority, how well do our actions support that claim? To examine our priorities, we should […]
In recent weeks, liturgical orientation of the worshipping congregation has been in the news. After Pope Francis’ point-man for Liturgy and Sacraments encouraged a rediscovery of priest and people facing east for parts of the […]
CHARLESTON—The Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy have come to the Carter-May Home/St. Joseph Residence to share their mission of care and compassion. At the invitation of Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone, the congregation established a new mission […]
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