Toward the beginning of this year, this column reported on an international organization which in recent years has been enjoying a renaissance in this country: the International Federation of Pueri Cantores. Readers can refresh their recollection of this world-wide organization by visiting its site at…
Author: Dana Robinson
"And the Gifts We Have, We are Given to Share"
Working behind-the-scenes, Kevin Tansey shares his gifts with Ignatian Volunteer Corps. Kevin is an Ignatian Volunteer, a National Board Member and a donor. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer, a retired federal government employee, a husband, father, and life-long learner.
Liberating Women
Fifty years ago, when ‘women’s liberation’ was just becoming a household phrase my mother made a comment which no doubt other wise women had made before: the first liberated women were nuns. One of those choice paradoxes found in the treasure chest of our faith…
Milk first, then meat
Antonyms are instructive. When we think of the meaning of a particular word and then contemplate its opposite, we appreciate all the more the value signified by that word. Think of peace and then conflict, warmth and then cold, or couth and then uncouth. We…
“Thanksgivikkuh”
Because of the alignment of the lunar and Gregorian calendars, the holidays of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are in sync this year, a coincidence which last occurred in 1861 and will not reoccur for many more millennia! For many in our nation it will be an…
Good To See You Again!
Ignatian Volunteer Fe C. Varquez had a surprising encounter with a client at the food pantry where she serves in Los Angeles. “I’ve been at the Juan Diego Center for four years. I had just come back from my summer break. I saw Miguel, a…
Chair of NCCF gives annual report to Trustees; honors retiring investment chief
The Board of Trustees of the National Catholic Community Foundation held its annual meeting on Friday, Oct. 18. Dana Robinson, chair of the board, provided a report indicating the activities and trends for the Foundation, which is completing its 16th year.
WHY POPE FRANCIS LEADS HIS WAY
Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, by Chris Lowney, was just published. According to Amazon, this books is the first to include anecdotes from Jesuits who lived with the Pope, the first to explore his leadership style, and the first to draw…
Quaecumque sunt vera
At least according to the academic calendar, summer is now over. Once again, there is a ‘back-to-school’ edge in the morning air and rush hour traffic seems less rushed as bright yellow behemoths carrying their young scholars stop and start the flow of cars with…
World of choirs arrives in nation’s capital with Pueri Cantores
WASHINGTON –- Last week, among those gathered in the nation’s capital to celebrate Independence Day were Catholic choirs from all around the world. The Vatican’s official group of children singers, Pueri Cantores, met in Washington for their 38th International Congress.