Rome is, of course, known as the Eternal City, the city without time. Church historians observe that the Vatican deliberates in a “time-agnostic” way, that is in a manner so independent of concern for time that it thinks in terms not of years but of…
Author: Dana Robinson
Hope
An intriguing question would be: how instrumental is the virtue of hope in the advance of the Lord’s Kingdom?
"To retreat is to advance"
As counter-intuitive as it seems, at times the success of an advance may depend on the success of a retreat. The “Men of Malvern” have been demonstrating this now for 100 years.
Slippers or Sandals
Earlier this month an acquaintance of mine, a young and very wealthy heiress, informed me with some relief that her accountant had finally calculated the amount she could “afford to give” before the end of the year in order to maximize the charitable income tax…
Former Catholic Conference Executive Named Foundation Trustee
Richard J. (“Dick”) Dowling is NCCF’s newest trustee, having been elected to the Foundation’s board at the board’s quarterly meeting in January. He is the recently retired executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, a position he held for 24 years. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland,…
Alaska Archbishop to Head Foundation's Church Affairs Council
February 26, 2009—Crownsville, Maryland: Anchorage Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz, OMI, today assumed the chairmanship of the National Catholic Community Foundation’s Church Affairs Council, which is advisory to Foundation trustees and serves to ensure that NCCF activities are consistent with Catholic Church teachings. (more…)
State Catholic Conferences and the Leavening Role of Catholic Laity
When it comes to Catholic involvement in politics and public policy, the roles and responsibilities of clergy and laity are separate and distinct. Clergy’s job is to provide norms for the formation of conscience, to make the connection between Gospel values and the public order…
Hope for Haiti
The philanthropy of JoAnne and Carl Kuehner of Naples, Florida, is imbued with their Catholic faith, responsive to the urgings of the Gospel and guided by the example of Jesus. Programs serving the neediest are the regular beneficiaries of their family foundation. Carl is president…
"That in all things God may be glorified"
True to their calling, the Benedictine Sisters in Ridgely, Maryland, practice their goal of glorifying God in all things every day and in many ways.
Ground for encounter
In an earlier “Advancing the Kingdom” column, we reported on the efforts of Father George McLean’s to promote better inter-religious dialogue through his Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. What is strikingly evident in the history of this Council is the collaboration between adherents…