Bon appétit: From fast food to fine dining
As I pulled into the parking lot of this restaurant, I found myself a bit out of place. The cars in the lot did...
The Eucharistic shape of Cardinal Van Tuan’s holy and heroic life
One of the greatest privileges of my life was to get to know, during my seminary years in Rome, the Venerable Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyen...
Surrender: Seeds grow
As an adolescent, I never understood Jesus’ words, “I have more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when He comes,...
The loudest quiet girl
In May of this year, I received a phone call at The Anchor from a woman who entered my life for the first time...
A pilgrimage of faith through the streets of Manhattan
One of the things I love to do in New York City is leading walking pilgrimages to the most beautiful churches in Manhattan.
I take...
I’m so with you
I don’t want to do this. I truly don’t want to do this. For nearly 20 years I have been sharing my life with you; the fun times...
Thinking through the rationing of ventilators
When ventilators are in short supply, several key ethical principles can assist clinicians:
1) Ventilators should not be rationed based on categorical exclusions such as a patient’s age, disability (e.g. being paraplegic) or...
What would it be like?
I recall once asking a group of parents, “Would you be willing to give one day to the parish and to Christ?” It was nearly...
The background of The Little Sisters’ faithful religious practices
On January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had agreed to review a decision of a federal appeals court in Little Sisters...
Happy Birthday!
I did not want to write about the pandemic. I did not want to write about the sacrifices we have had to make in the...
