Article The Mildred Mysteries To pray the rosary is to engage in a sustained contemplation of mystery. It can also bring us into the reverent presence of the dead. By Jon Volkmer May 12, 2019 Spirituality Death and Dying The Last Word
Article Envisioning the Afterlife What is the afterlife? How do we value lives different from our own? We can’t know what comes next, but philosophy urges us to confront the questions. By Meghan Sullivan April 9, 2019 Philosophy End-of-life Issues Spirituality The Last Word
Article The Thresher It takes more than a proverb to stir up intimations of our own mortality. My awakening came in the form of a strange job. By Ben Bishop April 1, 2019 Death and Dying Spirituality The Last Word
Article I Thought I Knew Him I may never fully understand why a benevolent God permits suffering, but I am steadied by his firsthand experience of it By David J. Unger March 7, 2019 Spirituality Arts The Last Word
Article Giving Up Extremes As Lent approaches, I’ve been in a state of spiritual anxiety over the inevitable renunciation that the season demands. God wants harmonious balance, not excess By Nicole-Ann Lobo March 3, 2019 Spirituality The Last Word Arts
Article Where to Start? I see the Jackson Housing project, towering seven buildings deep. Its electric lights usurp the stars on this and every other night By Br. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR January 27, 2019 Spirituality Poverty Social Justice The Last Word