What does it mean to love your enemies? Eric Panicco, SJ, reflects on how people of faith are called to choose mercy over resentment. Based on the readings for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do you love your enemies? Hi, I’m Eric Panicco, and this is my...
For centuries, anti-semitism was an abhorrent pillar of European Christianity. It drove repeated pogroms against Jews, as when, in 1096, nearly 1,000 Jews were slaughtered by the Christians of Worms after ludicrous accusations regarding the poisoning of a local well....
Do you believe in love? This question, simple as it may seem, may elicit a complex array of emotions—from the warmest of glows to the deepest heartache, from the greatest of longings to the most resolute disenchantment. I am no stranger to these difficult emotions,...
On January 27th, 1945—78 years ago today—Auschwitz Concentration Camp was liberated by the Soviet troops on the Vistula–Oder Offensive through Eastern Europe. Since 2005, the United Nations encourages all UN members to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day...
Is there anything more thrilling, more satisfying, more life-giving than love? It is love alone that makes us dream, makes us believe in the transcendent, and sets us free. But for as beautiful as this mighty force is and for as selflessly as we would like to live it...
