“Do we accept the idea, strongly supported by fact, that the individual man cannot achieve his wholeness….except in solidarity with all other men, present, past and future? If we do, the awareness aroused in us of being a responsible element in a rebounding course of…
Author: Dana Robinson
Unicity and Aseity
The scandal of particularity is a phrase which means different things to different people. For many, it refers to God’s selection of the Jews to be his Chosen People through whom the salvation of the world would be wrought. Why would he bestow this privilege…
CST and Philanthropy
Contrary to what some might think, Catholic social teaching (CST) is not a modern concept. It is rooted in scripture, in the deliberations of the early Church, and in the subsequent writings of numerous theologians and philosophers. The popular understanding is that CST attained its…
Self-service or self-help?
Readers older than I may recall the Horn and Hardart Automats in New York and Philadelphia in the 1900s. By placing a few coins in a slot a hungry customer could open one of many small glass windows and retrieve a reasonably fresh meal. It…
Detachment
In common parlance there are two expressions that offer the proverbial food for thought. Though they are seemingly unrelated, they share one aspect. The first, “He can’t manage the truth”, has two possible meanings. One is that an individual denies the truth by ignoring it…
Food For The Poor
Because it has been around for four decades many of us are at least somewhat familiar with the organization Food For The Poor. Readers may appreciate learning more about FFTP’s relief and development efforts around the world. The following write-up has been recently provided us.…
Memorable or unforgettable?
Consider the difference in the terms memorable and unforgettable. There are people, places and experiences that impress us so greatly we choose to remember them. We cherish, even nurture, our recollection of them. They are memorable. Others impress us in ways we may choose not…
Saint Paul’s Outreach
It has been said that the word ‘eternal’ refers not so much to the duration of time as it does to the quality of time. The Kingdom of God is the ‘already/not yet’ reality within us. Its invitation is not delayed for some post-mortem event.…
The reverence of gratitude
If you’re like me, you are embarrassed to admit ignorance of the obvious. My recent humiliation occurred when someone explained that the word ‘alphabet’ comes from alpha and beta, the first two letters of that millennial old lexical foundation, the Greek alphabet. (Go ahead, laugh!).…
VIISTA
“Pope Francis recently called on Catholic universities worldwide to contribute to research and teaching about refugees and migrants. As a Catholic and Augustinian institution with a deep an longstanding commitment to community service and founded to educate immigrants, Villanova is answering Pope Franci’s call”. …