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As Catholics we are called to rise above the events of the here and now, not because we care only for the next world, but because we are so intimately tied to this one. When the temptation comes to cling to our own particular factions, it's essential that we all remember that we all belong to Christ.

Without life, what other rights are there? With the holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. coming just two days before the annual remembrance of the unborn "sacrificed on the altar of 'choice'," Mr. Healey unpacks comments from Pope Francis on a dream of a life--filled with dignity--for all.

Amidst some very real spiritual perils, the words of John the Baptist can give the sinner hope of salvation: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” On the second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Healey points out that Christ's presence in the world changes everything.

It was to be just a typical Sunday when Mrs. Healey suggested a day charged with the grandeur of God: Mass at a beautiful church, a trip to a pizza parlor, a drive through Cleveland Heights, a visit to the art museum. Through all these things, it was indeed the Lord's Day.

In the Jewish tradition, a tzadik is a righteous man. It is the highest honor one can be called and it is within this context that the words of Jesus to John in the Jordan River take on their full meaning. The importance of Christ's baptism takes center stage in this weekend's Gospel--and this Lesson from Loyola Hall.

It might seem a bit out of place to begin the new year and new semester with a film that, on the surface, conveys the exact opposite feelings as those of the now-concluding Christmas season. For seniors starting their last semester of classes at Ignatius, perhaps there is no better film to be shown.

Despite not knowing for sure whether or not the lives of the Magi were changed by their encounter with Christ, we can still make a pretty good guess if we focus on the words of Matthew at the story’s conclusion: “They departed for their country by another way.” Mr. Healey suggests that the door through which these wise men exited was an entirely new one.

In Father Time, we have the Roman god not only of the harvest, but of a variety of disparate ideas that can be derived from the cycle of agriculture. In Mary, we have the Mother of God, the ultimate symbol of the victory of light over darkness. In passing from 2019 to 2020, we shift our gaze to the one whose "yes" transformed the entire cosmos.